Srinagar, Oct. 24 -- After a new group criticised the Leh Apex Body (LAB) for failing to resolve the issues of the people of Ladakh during talks with the ministry of home affairs (MHA), the apex body has blamed the new group for creating divisions among the people of Ladakh. The newly formed group, Citizens Forum, led by former MP Thupstan Chewang, on Thursday claimed that even after many rounds of talks and an understanding reached between the Centre and representatives of the LAB and Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA), the two bodies tried to sabotage the talks by adopting delaying tactics. The Leh Apex Body has released a letter informing the people of Ladakh about the meetings held between the Ladakh leadership and the high-powered committee of the MHA. "Amid growing speculation, allegations, and attempts to misrepresent the position of the LAB, particularly following the recent remarks attributed to chief secretary Ashish Kundra and the meeting convened by the Citizen Forum of Ladakh, headed by Thupstan Chewang, I consider it my responsibility, on behalf of the Apex Body Leh, to place before the people of Ladakh the relevant documents and drafts exchanged between the LAB and the ministry of home affairs (MHA)." "We expected the office of the chief secretary and the MHA to make these documents publicly available for wider consultation and informed discussion. However, as this has not happened, whether deliberately or otherwise, LAB has taken the initiative to place the documentary record in the public domain," reads the letter issued by Chering Dorjay Lakrook, chairman, Leh Apex Body.He said transparency is essential when the political future of Ladakh is at stake. "The following documents are being made available for public information and independent assessment, including the minutes of the fifth meeting of the sub-committee of the high-powered committee on Ladakh - dated 22 May 2026," he said....