Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 03:20am on 21 Mar 2024,Thursday India
Thousands in Kargil, Ladakh, shut down businesses in a protest demanding statehood and inclusion in the Constitution's Sixth Schedule. Talks between socio-political groups and the Ministry of Home Affairs hit a deadlock over these issues following the region's unrest after the revocation of Article 370 in 2019. A high-powered panel, led by MoS Home Nityanand Rai, failed to resolve tensions. Concurrently, climate activist Sonam Wangchuk's hunger strike in Leh aims to press for democracy in Ladakh after unsuccessful negotiations with the government.
