Leh, April 27 -- The Leh Apex Body (LAB) called for direct, "decision-level" talks with Union Home Minister Amit Shah during his visit here next week, describing the scheduled May 22 sub-committee meeting as "inadequate" for resolving the region's long-pending issues.
The reaction came after Lt Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena announced on Sunday that the Ministry of Home Affairs has decided to convene a meeting of the sub-committee for political dialogue with representatives of agitating Ladakh groups on May 22. The last meeting was held in early February.
LAB, along with Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA), are engaged in talks with the centre since 2021 over its four-point agenda including statehood for Ladakh and safeguards under the Sixth Sc...