Ladakh Statehood demanded # Ladakh #loc #lIndia
Channel: Scoop News
Date: 08/02/2024

Thousands of people mobilised in the Leh and Kargil districts of the Ladakh region on Saturday, February 3, on the call for a complete shutdown by the Leh Apex Body (LAB) and Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA). The two organisations have been leading a movement "to demand special rights for the people of Ladakh after the region was separated from Jammu and Kashmir" with the abrogation of Article 370. 

The demands of the movement include the restoration of statehood for Ladakh. The region was changed from a state to a Union territory (without a legislature) on August 5, 2019. The other demands include "tribal status for Ladakh, with its inclusion in the constitution's Sixth Schedule, job reservation for locals and a parliamentary seat each for the Leh and Kargil districts."