Thousands Brave Biting Cold To March For Ladakh’s Statehood. WATCH

Regardless of the chilly, huge protest rallies erupted in Ladakh’s Leh district on Saturday as folks staged a complete shutdown to advocate for his or her calls for, together with Ladakh’s statehood, information company ANI reported. 1000’s marched by the streets, demanding that the area be included within the Structure’s sixth schedule for tribal standing, job reservations for locals, and parliamentary seats for each Leh and Kargil. Movies circulating on social media confirmed a large flock armed with banners and yelling slogans.

#WATCH | Leh, Ladakh: 1000’s courageous the freezing chilly as they march demanding statehood for Ladakh and protections below the sixth Schedule of the Structure for the Union Territory. (03.02) pic.twitter.com/gwsiGZBxXc

— ANI (@ANI) February 4, 2024

Ladakh grew to become a Union territory and not using a legislature when Articles 370 and 35A have been repealed, and it has remained a spotlight level since Jammu and Kashmir was divided into two Union territories on August 5, 2019.

The shutdown was organized by the Leh Apex Physique (LAB) and the Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA), who despatched a memorandum to the Union Dwelling Ministry on January 23 requesting statehood and Sixth Schedule standing for Ladakh.

Talking with ANI, Authorized adviser of Leh Apex Physique and Kargil Democratic Alliance Haji Ghulam Mustafa said: “Ever since Ladakh has change into a UT, Apex physique and KDA have had a requirement on the four-point agenda. All our powers which have been people-centric have weakened. Once we have been part of J&Ok, we had 4 members within the meeting and a couple of within the legislative council. Now we now have no illustration within the meeting. This has all the time been our demand that the folks of Ladakh ought to have illustration within the meeting and that we should always get statehood.”

#WATCH | Ladakh: Authorized Adviser of Leh Apex Physique and Kargil Democratic Alliance Haji Ghulam Mustafa says, “Ever since Ladakh has change into a UT, Apex physique and KDA have had a requirement on the four-point agenda. All our powers which have been people-centric have weakened. Once we have been a component… pic.twitter.com/op0x6Oablo

— ANI (@ANI) February 4, 2024

Representatives additionally offered a draft invoice to change the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act of 2019 as a way to grant Ladakh statehood, in accordance with India In the present day.

A high-level committee chaired by Minister of State for Dwelling Nityanand Rai has been assembly with delegates from Leh and Kargil to deal with their issues.

The memorandum was sparked by the Supreme Courtroom’s latest choice to revive statehood to Jammu and Kashmir, stressing the imbalance since Ladakh remained a Union territory.