Police in Georgia used water cannons and pepper spray on Saturday to push back protesters who tried to storm the presidential palace, as the South Caucasus country held a municipal election boycotted by the main opposition blocs amid a sweeping crackdown on dissent.
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The violence that shook Leh on Wednesday is unfortunate. No grievance, however genuine, can justify the loss of four lives, the torching of public property, or the injury of dozens of police personnel and protesters. What Ladakh witnessed was tragic—and avoidable.
Protests in Ladakh demanding statehood and Sixth Schedule extension left four dead and over 80 injured. Curfew imposed after demonstrators set BJP office and vehicles on fire. Lt Governor Kavinder Gupta chaired a security review, calling for heightened vigilance and inter-agency coordination to restore peace.