Jammu, Aug. 7 -- Differences have surfaced among Ladakh's agitating groups after the Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA) announced a three-day hunger strike in Kargil starting August 9, even as several Buddhist organisations urged a pause in protests until the Dalai Lama's ongoing visit concludes.
Senior Congress leader and KDA co-chairman Asgar Ali Karbalai said the hunger strike, beginning Saturday at 10 a.m., is aimed at pressuring the Union Government to resume talks on Ladakh's key demands-restoration of statehood and inclusion under the Sixth Schedule. The protest will culminate on August 11 with a massive public rally. "We want to give a message to the Union Government that the residents of Ladakh will not remain silent on their demand...