Express News Service
SRINAGAR: Over three years after the Ladakh Union Territory was created from the erstwhile Jammu and Kashmir state following the abrogation of Article 370, folks of Leh district held a mega rally on Tuesday to demand statehood and sixth Schedule standing for the UT.
The mega rally was held at Polo Ground, Leh, the place hundreds of individuals braved the chilly to press for his or her calls for. The protest was held a day after engineer-innovator Sonam Wangchuk accomplished his five-day ‘climate fast’ to place forth the identical calls for.
The gathering was addressed by politicians, non secular leaders, civil society members, merchants and pupil union leaders, who raised slogans in favour of statehood and sixth Schedule standing. The Ladakh UT includes two districts — the Buddhist-dominated Leh and the Muslims-dominated Kargil area.
Addressing the rally on Tuesday, Wangchuk mentioned,“We had thought that the creation of the union territory would be better for Ladakh as we would have a legislature, and decisions will be taken according to people’s wishes. But we have not seen anything like that. Only one man (Lt Governor) is taking decisions for us.”
Pitching for statehood to Ladakh, Wangchuk added, “What sin has Ladakh done that it will be kept without representation and democracy? Is it the punishment for Ladakhis for supporting the Indian Army?”
Wangchuk, who impressed the Hindi movie 3 Idiots, mentioned individuals are demanding the sixth Schedule standing for Ladakh to safeguard its atmosphere. “We want Ladakh and Himalayas glaciers to be saved. They provide water to both Ladakh and to the entire country,” he mentioned.
Wangchuk urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah to ask the native leaders for a significant dialogue on the difficulty. The Leh Apex Body and Kargil Democratic Alliance, two socio-religious, political and youth organisations of Leh and Kargil districts, are collectively spearheading a marketing campaign to ask for full statehood, sixth Schedule standing, two Lok Sabha seats and jobs to locals in Ladakh.
SRINAGAR: Over three years after the Ladakh Union Territory was created from the erstwhile Jammu and Kashmir state following the abrogation of Article 370, folks of Leh district held a mega rally on Tuesday to demand statehood and sixth Schedule standing for the UT.
The mega rally was held at Polo Ground, Leh, the place hundreds of individuals braved the chilly to press for his or her calls for. The protest was held a day after engineer-innovator Sonam Wangchuk accomplished his five-day ‘climate fast’ to place forth the identical calls for.
The gathering was addressed by politicians, non secular leaders, civil society members, merchants and pupil union leaders, who raised slogans in favour of statehood and sixth Schedule standing. The Ladakh UT includes two districts — the Buddhist-dominated Leh and the Muslims-dominated Kargil area.
Addressing the rally on Tuesday, Wangchuk mentioned,“We had thought that the creation of the union territory would be better for Ladakh as we would have a legislature, and decisions will be taken according to people’s wishes. But we have not seen anything like that. Only one man (Lt Governor) is taking decisions for us.”
Pitching for statehood to Ladakh, Wangchuk added, “What sin has Ladakh done that it will be kept without representation and democracy? Is it the punishment for Ladakhis for supporting the Indian Army?”
Wangchuk, who impressed the Hindi movie 3 Idiots, mentioned individuals are demanding the sixth Schedule standing for Ladakh to safeguard its atmosphere. “We want Ladakh and Himalayas glaciers to be saved. They provide water to both Ladakh and to the entire country,” he mentioned.
Wangchuk urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah to ask the native leaders for a significant dialogue on the difficulty. The Leh Apex Body and Kargil Democratic Alliance, two socio-religious, political and youth organisations of Leh and Kargil districts, are collectively spearheading a marketing campaign to ask for full statehood, sixth Schedule standing, two Lok Sabha seats and jobs to locals in Ladakh.
