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A civilian nine delegation from Ladakh, including clime activistic Sonam Wangchuk who was released from detention nether the National Security Act (NSA) connected March 14, is each acceptable to conscionable Union Home Ministry officials connected Friday (May 22, 2026).
This is the first specified gathering of members of the Leh Apex Body (LAB) and the Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA), the 2 bodies representing Leh and Kargil districts respectively, since February 4 erstwhile a high-powered committee (HPC) gathering led by Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai was held successful New Delhi. The gathering had remained inconclusive.
On Friday (May 22), a sub-committee comprising Ministry officials volition conscionable the delegation. This volition beryllium the archetypal clip that Mr. Wangchuk volition beryllium attending the gathering with Ministry officials.
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The delegations that had antecedently met did not see his sanction arsenic helium was precocious inducted successful the LAB.
The KDA and LAB person been demanding law safeguards specified arsenic Statehood and inclusion of Ladakh nether the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution frankincense giving it tribal status.
Ladakh, which was earlier a portion of Jammu and Kashmir, became a Union Territory successful 2019 pursuing the speechmaking down of Article 370 of the Constitution.
Cherring Dorjay Lakruk, co-convenor of the LAB said they volition instrumentality to their demands that they person been raising since 2020, which see Statehood for Ladakh.
After the unit connected September 24, 2025 successful Leh metropolis erstwhile 4 people, including a Kargil warfare veteran, were killed successful constabulary firing, the talks person deed a stalemate. Ministry officials person truthful acold 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 successful 12 States.
On April 26, Ladakh Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena approved the notification of 5 caller districts — Nubra, Sham, Changthang, Zanskar and Drass — that were announced by Union Home Minister Amit Shah successful August 2024.
