Shutdown, protest rallies in Ladakh over Statehood, Sixth Schedule demands

Hundreds of locals marched from Singay Namgyal Chowk up to Leh Polo Ground in Leh town, while protesters held a rally in Kargil town that was attended by hundreds of locals; this came even as activist Sonam Wangchuk was released from jail; the KDA and the LAB had called for the shutdown on March 16 in Ladakh