Jammu, Aug. 6 -- The Leh Apex Body (LAB) and Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA), two civil society bodies of Ladakh region, on Wednesday stated that the idea of the UT has failed to redress the issues of the people, who remain "very disappointed" with the BJP government.

Chering Dorjay Lakrook, former minister and co-convenor of LAB, said, "UT was our demand and we felt happy when it was fulfilled but we have been demanding UT with legislature since very beginning, which has not been given to us. Thereafter, going by the situation that was created in Ladakh, we feel that the previous model was better."

Lakrook said that the majority of the people in Ladakh were not happy with the prevailing situation in the region. "That's why we are hold...