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Bharat Aawaz
Ladakh Unites: Mass Civil Shutdown Over Missing MHA Guarantees
A complete voluntary shutdown paralyzed Ladakh's Leh and Kargil districts on June 23–24 as public resentment reached a boiling point. Spearheaded by the Ladakh Buddhist Association and the Kargil Democratic Alliance, the massive civil protest erupted over the Union Ministry of Home Affairs' controversial omission of crucial constitutional guarantees from its official draft minutes.
Locals are fiercely demanding the reinstatement of promised Article 371 protections, land rights, and an elected legislative body discussed during the high-profile May 22 meeting. The unified strike underscores growing regional anxieties over political disenfranchisement and bureaucratic control.
