Srinagar, June 24 -- A shutdown disrupted normal life across the Union Territory of Ladakh on Tuesday as scores of protesters held a rally at the Polo Ground in Leh. Driven by a joint call from the Leh Apex Body (LAB) and the Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA), the protest aimed to register public anger against the central government's alleged failure to honour understandings reached during high-level talks on May 22.

Shops, businesses, and private institutions remained closed across both the Leh and Kargil districts, with the strike extending into rural pockets like Zanskar. "There is some impact of the bandh in Zanskar. The shops are closed for half day," said superintendent of police, Zanskar, Rigzin Sangdup.

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