The locals, majorly senior citizens of Chamoli's Niti village in Uttarakhand staged a protest over Chinese aggression in Ladakh's Galwan valley.
A villager said, "We are pained to hear about the loss of lives of our soldiers in Galwan Valley.
We are ready to assist the Indian Army in any situation." 20 soldiers of Indian Army were killed in the violent clash in Ladakh's Galwan valley on June 15-16.