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Ladakh Protests: Congress Councilor Phuntsog Stanzin Tsepag has been booked over violent clashes in Leh, Ladakh recently. Bharatiya Janata Party termed him the main instigator and claimed that numerous photos have surfaced of him and his workers instigating the violence on Wednesday. At least four people were killed while several others were injured during the unrest.

The police have registered an FIR and named the Congress Councilor for his alleged involvement in violence and arson, as per an NDTV report.

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Meanwhile, the central government has held social activist Sonam Wangchuk responsible for the recent clash between protestors and security forces. Wangchuk on September 24, ended his 15-day hunger strike after the clashes erupted over the demands of statehood and the inclusion of Ladakh under the Sixth Schedule. 

After the mob burnt down the BJP office in Ladakh and also the Ladakh Hill Council Secretariat, the BJP had blamed the Congress for violence.

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“It was discovered that these protests were not led by Gen Z, but by Congress. Congress councillor Stanzing Tsepang is the councillor from the Upper Leh ward. He is the main instigator, and numerous photos have surfaced of him and his workers instigating the violence. He can also be seen marching towards the BJP office with a weapon in his hand. He is instigating the mob and targeting the BJP office... A video of this has also surfaced, and the BJP has also posted it,” said BJP MP Sambit Patra during a press conference on Wednesday.

Ladakh Lieutenant Governor Kavinder Gupta announced curfew across Leh district to restore order. The government also requested that people should not circulate the old and provocative videos in the media and on social media.