Srinagar, Oct. 18 -- Ladakh chief secretary Ashish Kundra on Saturday termed it "unfortunate" that the Leh Apex Body (LAB) and Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA) rejected the Centre's draft on constitutional safeguards and democratic governance within two hours of receiving it, urging the region's leadership to continue negotiations with patience and mutual trust. Addressing a press conference in Leh, Kundra said the 32-page proposal prepared by the Union Ministry of Home Affairs was dismissed within hours of being presented to the Ladakh representatives on October 16, a day after they held discussions with the Centre. The LAB and KDA have maintained that the draft does not meet their demands for statehood, Sixth Schedule status and a legisla...