India's Ladakh protests: Himalayan region demands more representation

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For more than a month, some people in the Ladakh region of Indian-administered Kashmir have been on hunger strike. They are protesting against a government decision to run the territory from New Delhi. On Sunday, residents staged a sit-in. They say the decision marginalises Ladakh's local

tribes.

The Buddhist-majority Himalayan region is demanding statehood and protection of natural habitats against development.

Al Jazeera's Zein Basravi reports.

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