India, Sept. 25 -- The Bharatiya Janata Party has alleged that Wednesday's violence in Ladakh over the statehood demand was a part of the Congress's "nefarious design" to create situations similar to Bangladesh, Nepal and the Philippines.

At a press conference, BJP MP and national spokesperson Sambit Patra alleged that Congress councillor Stanzin Tsepang is the main instigator behind the Ladakh violence. The BJP MP said attempts were made to "portray" that protests were being led by Gen Z.

"Today in Ladakh, an attempt was made to portray some protests as being led by 'Gen Z' but when an investigation was carried out, it was found that this was not a Gen Z protest but actually a Congress protest," Sambit Patra told reporters at the party...