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Leh (Ladakh): In a decisive move to curb further unrest, the administration in Leh has issued prohibitory orders that ban assemblies, processions and certain public expressions following violent protests over demands for statehood and Sixth Schedule status.

Under Section 163 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023, the District Magistrate’s order prohibits gatherings of five or more people, processions, marches and rallies without prior written approval, and the use of vehicles fitted with loudspeakers unless authorised by competent authority. Statements deemed likely to disturb public peace or tranquillity have also been barred.

The order comes in the wake of escalating violence, when protesters torched the BJP

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