Ladakh team meets MHA officials, raises pitch for statehood
The New Indian Express|June 21, 2023
A DELEGATION from Ladakh has met a panel of the Ministry of Home Affairs and presented a four-point agenda ahead of the High-Powered Committee (HPC) meeting on the Union Territory
AMIT MUKHERJEE
Ladakh team meets MHA officials, raises pitch for statehood

The six-member team that met the home ministry panel headed by Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai presented an agenda that included statehood, special status for the Union Territory under the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution, separate Lok Sabha seats for Leh and Kargil, and job reservation for locals.

The meeting comes as a positive development for the region, especially after the dialogues between the representatives of Ladakh and the Centre was stalled almost 22 months back. Monday’s meeting was the first direct and official meeting of the MHA with Ladakh leaders after August 29, 2021.

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