Complete shutdown in Ladakh in demand for statehood
Massive protest rallies were held in Ladakh's Leh district on Saturday, as locals observed a complete shutdown to press for their four demands: statehood for Ladakh, inclusion of Ladakh in the sixth schedule of the Constitution, giving it tribal status, job reservation for locals, and one parliamentary seat each for Leh and Kargil. social media videos showed a sea of people chanting slogans and carrying banners spelling out their demands.
The Leh Apex Body (LAB) and Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA) called for the shutdown after submitting a memorandum to the Union home Ministry on january 23 requesting Ladakh's statehood and Sixth Schedule status. According to reports, the delegates also presented a draft bill to alter the kashmir - SRINAGAR/JAMMU' target='_blank' title='jammu and kashmir-Latest Updates, Photos, Videos are a click away, CLICK NOW">jammu and kashmir Reorganisation Act of 2019 to grant Ladakh statehood.
Speaking to ANI on Saturday, Haji Ghulam Mustafa, the legal counsel of the Leh Apex Body and the Kargil Democratic Alliance, stated, "Ever since Ladakh became a UT, the Apex Body and the KDA have had a demand on the four-point agenda." "All of our people-centric powers have weakened." "When we were part of kashmir - SRINAGAR/JAMMU' target='_blank' title='jammu and kashmir-Latest Updates, Photos, Videos are a click away, CLICK NOW">jammu and kashmir, we had four representatives in the legislature and two in the legislative council. We now have no representation in the legislature," he said.
The Leh Apex Body (LAB) and Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA) called for the shutdown after submitting a memorandum to the Union home Ministry on january 23 requesting Ladakh's statehood and Sixth Schedule status. According to reports, the delegates also presented a draft bill to alter the kashmir - SRINAGAR/JAMMU' target='_blank' title='jammu and kashmir-Latest Updates, Photos, Videos are a click away, CLICK NOW">jammu and kashmir Reorganisation Act of 2019 to grant Ladakh statehood.
Speaking to ANI on Saturday, Haji Ghulam Mustafa, the legal counsel of the Leh Apex Body and the Kargil Democratic Alliance, stated, "Ever since Ladakh became a UT, the Apex Body and the KDA have had a demand on the four-point agenda." "All of our people-centric powers have weakened." "When we were part of kashmir - SRINAGAR/JAMMU' target='_blank' title='jammu and kashmir-Latest Updates, Photos, Videos are a click away, CLICK NOW">jammu and kashmir, we had four representatives in the legislature and two in the legislative council. We now have no representation in the legislature," he said.