Ladakh protests

Ladakh protests
Ladakh protests
Date	2021–ongoing
Location	Ladakh, India
Caused by	Reorganisation act reconstituting Ladakh as a union territory; Loss of administrative autonomy; Unemployment;
Goals	Statehood to Ladakh; Inclusion of Ladakh in Sixth Schedule; Formation of the Ladakh Public Service Commission; Two parliamentary seats for Ladakh; Job reservation for locals;
Methods	Talks; Hunger strike and fasts; Demonstrations; Student activism; Protests and marches; Arson;
Parties
Ladakh Leh Apex Body (LAB); Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA);	Government of India Ministry of Home Affairs High-Powered Committee on Ladakh; ;
Casualties
Death	4
Injuries	87

The agitation in Ladakh, India, has been ongoing since 2021, with protesters demanding constitutional safeguards for Ladakh in the form of statehood and inclusion in the Sixth Schedule of the Indian Constitution. The local representative groups and the committee of the Government of India held several rounds of talks but they had been inconclusive. The demonstrations, protests and fasts were held several times between 2023 and 2025. The protests turned violent in September 2025 after CRPF used tear gas