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The talks betwixt the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) and Ladakh civilian nine leaders, being held aft much than 3 months, remained inconclusive, said Cherring Dorjay Lakruk, co-convener of the Leh Apex Body (LAB). The October 22, 2025, draught connection submitted by the radical regarding Statehood and inclusion of Ladakh nether the sixth docket of the Constitution, frankincense giving it a tribal status, was discussed astatine the meeting.
The leaders besides demanded the unconditional merchandise of clime activistic Sonam Wangchuk and others who were detained aft the September 24, 2025, unit successful Leh city, wherever 4 persons were killed, and respective were injured. Mr. Wangchuk is presently detained nether the National Security Act astatine the Jodhpur situation successful Rajasthan.
The Leh Apex Body (LAB) and the Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA), representing the 2 main districts successful Ladakh, which person been spearheading the question for law safeguards successful the Union Territory, were called to New Delhi connected Wednesday (February 4, 2026) to enactment successful the gathering of the high-powered committee (HPC).
The HPC, which is led by the Minister of State for Home Affairs, is gathering aft much than 3 months. The past talks were held connected October 22, 2025.
The gathering continued for 3 hours, but the MHA officials lone offered safeguards disposable nether Article 371 of the Constitution and insisted connected strengthening the elevation councils.
Article 371 deals with “Temporary, Transitional and Special Provisions”, and exists nether Part XXI of the Constitution. It is presently applicable successful 12 States: Nagaland, Assam, Manipur, Mizoram, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Arunachal Pradesh, Goa, Sikkim, and Karnataka.
“We privation to spot however superior the MHA is towards our demands and concerns. The results of the gathering were not satisfactory. We went with a affirmative outlook but it was not up to our expectations. But we person not mislaid hope,” said Asgar Karbalai, Co-Chairman, KDA.
Mr. Lakruk added that they were hopeful that the MHA would telephone for different gathering successful the adjacent 15-20 days.
“The discussions centred astir the draught connection submitted by america successful October 2025 regarding Statehood and sixth schedule. The contented of detention of Sonam Wangchuk and others is beloved to the radical of Ladakh. The cases registered against them are illegal. We forcefully demanded the merchandise of each of them and pressed for the withdrawal of cases,” Mr. Lakruk said.
The contented of occupation aspirants was besides discussed.
Ladakh, earlier portion of Jammu and Kashmir, became a national territory successful 2019 pursuing the speechmaking down of Article 370 of the Constitution.
