Ladakh: Shutdown observed in Ladakh for statehood, constitutional safeguards

 People in Ladakh observed a bandh on Monday demanding statehood for the Union Territory and separate Lok Sabha seats for Leh and Kargil districts.

The Apex Body of Leh and the Kargil Democratic Alliance, two prominent groups representing political, religious and social organisations in Ladakh, had called for the shutdown, according to Greater Kashmir.

The two organisations had been formed after the Centre, on August 5, 2019, abrogated Article 370 of the Indian Constitution, which gave special status to Jammu and Kashmir. The erstwhile state was split into the Union territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh