A massive protest broke out in Leh on Wednesday as students took to the streets in support of climate activist Sonam Wangchuk’s demand for full statehood to Ladakh. The visuals of the protest also showed students raising slogans against the central government. What began as a peaceful demonstration quickly escalated when protesters clashed with police and paramilitary forces. Amid the chaos, a CRPF vehicle was set on fire which forced security forces to tighten deployment across the area. The protestors, many of them young students, shouted slogans demanding full statehood for Ladakh.
