Authorities in Leh eased curfew restrictions on Thursday to provide relief to locals and tourists who had been facing hardships. People were seen buying essentials after shops reopened in the early morning.
Markets would remain open from 10 am to 5 pm today, giving much-needed relief to people who will be finally able to step outside their homes after a week-long closure.
The restrictions were imposed after violent protests on September 24 when an agitated mob, mainly consisting of Gen Z, torched the BJP office in Leh and set fire to stranded vehicles.
Ladakh LG Kavinder Gupta urged the Union government to work to “fulfil all the hopes of Ladakh” and expressed hope that the “matter will be resolved soon.”
“They (Ladakh leaders who were part of protests) are engaging in talks with the administration, and given current developments, we can also have discussions at the table,” he said.
LG Gupta said his administration is taking all precautionary steps while efforts are on to create jobs and resolve the matters.
He said, “We have advertised approximately 1,000 positions as job creation efforts are ongoing. Further, we are working to involve people in the tourism, education, and health sectors. There are 18,000 MSME units engaging over 50,000 people.”
On Wednesday, he chaired a high-level review meeting to take stock of the prevailing situation and enforcement of law and order in the UT.
The meeting was attended by Chief Secretary Pawan Kotwal, Director General of Police S.D. Singh Jamwal, DIG Srinagar South P.K. Singh, Deputy Commissioner Leh, Senior Superintendent of Police Leh Sanjay Kumar, CO 79 Rajat Jain, CO 25, and other senior officials.
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