The Centre is holding a meeting with a delegation from Ladakh here on Monday on their key demands, including statehood for the high-altitude region, two Lok Sabha seats and bringing the area under the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution.
A 14-member delegation of the Apex Body Leh (ABL) and the Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA) is meeting the High Powered Committee (HPC) for Ladakh headed by Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai.
“We are going to discuss our demands, including statehood for Ladakh and two Lok Sabha seats,” Apex Body Leh member Chering Dorjay told the sources.
The demands of the delegation are statehood for Ladakh, two Lok Sabha seats (one for Kargil and one for Leh), job opportunities for the residents of the Union Territory and constitutional protection under the Sixth Schedule, sources said.
Ladakh currently has one Lok Sabha constituency. Ladakh, which no longer has any MLA constituency, was part of Jammu and Kashmir state.
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