Ladakh: Ladakh’s leadership has rejected Modi-led Indian government’s committee and made it clear to India that people of Kargil and Leh region were better off with occupied Jammu and Kashmir before it was stripped of its special status on August 5, 2019 and divided in the name of two union territories.
Chering Dorjay, leader of the Apex Body of Leh in an interview said, “Given the present scenario, we feel the earlier arrangement of being part of J&K was better”.
He said that said that New Delhi was trying to make Ladakhi people fool after forming the high powered committee but refuses to accept Ladakh’s demand of Union Territory.
He said that the committee agenda to protect jobs, land and identity of Ladakhi people lacks credibility because it’s not clear under which provision of the constitution they will provide these rights to people of Ladakh. Sajad Hussian of Kargil Democratic Alliance says he strongly supports the sentiments of Mr Dorjay and they are unanimous in their demand.
It is pertinent to mention here that the leadership has rejected the so-called committee, formed by Indian Home Ministry under the chair of Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai to end resentment in the Ladakh region.
The Apex Body of Ladakh and Kargil Democratic Alliance have unanimously decided that they will not be part of the any proceedings of the committee until their demands are met.
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