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Leh Ladakh Protest: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday slammed the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) habit of blaming others in reference to Leh violence, adding that Congress was "too weak" in the region to stir a riot. Abdullah came in Congress’ defence after BJP booked Congress Councilor Phuntsog Stanzin Tsepag as the main instigator, claiming that numerous photos have surfaced of him and his workers instigating the violence that erupted on Wednesday.

Four people were killed while several others were injured during the September 24 unrest amid the demands for statehood for Ladakh and inclusion in the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution.

"The government (in Ladakh) is theirs (BJP's). When they fail, they blame someone else,” Omar Abdullah said while talking to reporters on Thursday.

"Had the Congress been so powerful that it could cause riots in Ladakh, why didn't the party form the council (in October 2020)? Who won the last council elections in Ladakh? The BJP, while the Congress lost badly. When things go wrong, the BJP people always come up with excuses," Omar Abdullah remarked, as quoted by news agency PTI.

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Leh Ladakh Protest Top Updates

-Prohibitions under Section 163 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, continue to be imposed in Leh following the September 24 violence.

-Earlier on Thursday, Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh Kavinder Gupta chaired a high-level security review meeting in Leh to assess the prevailing situation across the Union Territory, amid heightened concerns over public safety.

-Hours after the violence, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) accused the activist and educationist Sonam Wangchuk of instigating violence by making provocative mentions of Arab Spring-style and Nepal Gen Z-style protests.

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-On MHA accusing him of instigating unrest, Wangchuk said that the government is trying to make him the scapegoat.

-The ongoing CBI investigation into the suspected illegal foreign funding led to the cancellation of the FCRA license of Sonam’s NGO, Students' Educational and Cultural Movement of Ladakh (SECMOL).