Jammu, Nov. 11 -- A day after implementing the model code of conduct, the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of Ladakh has imposed a ban on holding protests or dharnas in the Union Territory. The CEO banned political parties, candidates and their supporters from organising dharnas, protests, demonstrations, sit-ins, hunger strikes and rallies within the municipal limits of Leh and Kargil during the model code of conduct for the upcoming urban local bodies elections.
An order issued by Chief Electoral Officer Rahul Sharma, IAS, on November 11, 2026, states that the restriction will remain in force throughout the Model Code of Conduct period, which came into effect on October 23 following the notification calling upon electors to elect members of...