Archive · 30 Sep 2025
Ladakh: Prohibitory Orders Relaxed Amidst Ongoing Tensions
In Leh, the government briefly allowed businesses to open after violent protests on September 24 where four people died during police firing.
People are upset about not getting what was promised, and they want Ladakh to become a state with special protections for their land and culture.
Police and paramilitary are present.
Talks between community leaders and the government have stopped because of the government's lack of commitment to investigating the violence and perceived accusations.
The government wants peace, but the community feels wrongly accused and wants their voices heard.
Prohibitory orders in Leh were relaxed for four hours on Tuesday.
The relaxation followed protests and police firing on September 24 resulting in four deaths.
Protests demand statehood and inclusion in the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution.
Internet services remain suspended in Leh.
Talks between civil society coalitions and the Union home ministry have been halted.
- Who
- Protesters in Leh, police, Sonam Wangchuk, Union government, Apex Body Leh and Kargil Democratic Alliance, residents, officials.
- What
- Prohibitory order relaxation, protests, clashes, firing, arrest, suspension of internet services, halting of talks.
- When
- Recent events, including September 24 and the days following.
- Where
- Leh, Ladakh.
- Why
- Protests over statehood and inclusion in Sixth Schedule; Violence following police firing; Lack of commitment to judicial inquiry for halt of talks.
Protestors/Apex Body
Union Government/Administration
Protests and Grievances
Protestors/Apex Body
The public wants to maintain unity and harmony but feels unheard, and demands the government address their grievances. Want government to not brand them as anti-nationals, and conduct a judicial inquiry into the shooting.
Union Government/Administration
Urge all sections of society to maintain unity and harmony and not fall prey to the designs of anti-social and anti-national elements. Promises to address grievances through dialogue.
Accusations and Dialogue
Protestors/Apex Body
Accuses Union government of making baseless allegations, claims lack of commitment to investigate, and is halting talks.
Union Government/Administration
Views violence as being incited by provocative statements.
- Prohibitory Order Relaxation
- Four-hour window in Leh on Tuesday
- Protests' Trigger
- Demand for statehood and Sixth Schedule inclusion
- Protest Violence
- Clashes with police; BJP office and police vehicle set afire
- Fatalities
- Four deaths in police firing on September 24
- Internet Suspension
- Continued in Leh
- Dialogue Halt
- Apex Body Leh and Kargil Democratic Alliance called off talks with the Union Home Ministry.
Sources
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