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The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has decided to telephone the adjacent circular of talks with the civilian nine leaders of Ladakh successful the past week of January, according to a connection sent by the Ministry to the Chief Secretary of Ladakh connected Thursday (January 8, 2026).
The talks were past held connected October 22, 2025.
The Leh Apex Body (LAB) and the Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA), the 2 cardinal constituents representing Leh and Kargil districts respectively which are portion of the high-powered committee (HPC), were asked by the MHA officials to taxable a draught model for law safeguards arsenic being demanded by them.
The HPC is headed by Minister of State Nityanand Rai.
Despite the 2 bodies submitting the draught connection successful November to MHA officials, the dates for the adjacent circular of gathering were not announced.
On Thursday (January 8, 2026), Tashi Gyalson, Bharatiya Janata Party subordinate and erstwhile president of the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC), shared connected X a missive sent by the MHA to the Chief Secretary, Ladakh indicating that the HPC gathering volition beryllium held successful “last portion of January.”
The January 8 missive said, “....the adjacent gathering of HPC would beryllium convened successful the past portion of January 2026. It is requested to consult the members of the HPC for their convenient acceptable of dates and pass the Ministry.”
The October 22 talks were resumed a period aft 4 persons, including a Kargil warfare veteran, were killed successful constabulary enactment against protesters seeking Ladakhi Statehood.
The LAB and KDA besides request inclusion nether the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution, which recognises tribal presumption and provides a measurement of autonomy and self-governance. They besides proceed to request the merchandise of clime activistic Sonam Wangchuk and different protesters detained since September 24 unit successful Leh city. Mr. Wangchuk has been successful detention successful a Rajasthan jailhouse for much than 100 days.
Sajjad Kargili of the KDA said, “While the announcement whitethorn person travel aboriginal than expected, it is nevertheless a invited step. We anticipation the forthcoming gathering volition substantively code the halfway aspirations of the radical of Ladakh — peculiarly the request for Statehood, inclusion nether the Sixth Schedule, and superior information of the draught proposals submitted to the MHA by the LAB and KDA.”
He said helium hoped that the HPC would instrumentality up humanitarian concerns, including the continued detention of Mr. Wangchuk and others, arsenic good arsenic the contented of compensation for those injured and the families of those who mislaid their lives during the unfortunate events of September 24.
