Leh, April 30 -- Ladakh-based groups demanding more rights for the Union territory have sought a meeting with Union home minister Amit Shah during his two-day visit, but the minister is unlikely to meet them because the government wants to wait for the conclusion of sub-committee level talks scheduled for May 22 to decide the next steps, people familiar with the development said on Wednesday. The home minister, the officials added, may "strictly restrict his trip to pay respects to the Holy Relics of the Lord Buddha on May 1 and meeting the local Ladakh administration and ITBP officials". He will reach Leh on Thursday afternoon. Shah's visit comes at a time when LAB and KDA have been agitating for statehood and constitutional safeguards to Ladakh under sixth schedule of the Constitution. To be sure, the itinerary for the minister's visit has not been publicised, and the groups, who want a "meaningful dialogue" on their demands of statehood and protections under the sixth schedule said they were still hopeful of getting a sit-down with Shah. Meanwhile, all 83 detainees, who were taken into custody along with the climate activist Sonam Wangchuk after protests turned violent on September 24 last year, are now out on bail, the officials said. There is, however, no decision yet on dropping the cases against them. Kargil-based politician and Kargil Democratic Alliance leader Sajjad Kargili said: "Since the home minister is coming to Leh, we are hopeful that he will meet us so that the statehood and protection under sixth schedule can be discussed with him." "We are yet to get a time," he added.htc...