No invitation yet from MHA for fresh talks: Ladakh bodies
Srinagar, Oct. 22 -- The proposed meeting between the Ladakh leadership and Union ministry of home affairs (MHA) officials, scheduled for Thursday in Delhi, is not taking place for the time being.
The last round of talks between the Ladakh leadership and the high powered committee of the MHA in Leh last week remained inconclusive, with the Ladakh leadership rejecting the draft proposal submitted by the MHA for study.
Those in the know said that the MHA has not sent a fresh invite to Ladakh leaders due to unknown reasons; however, there is every possibility that the meeting could be held in the coming days. "The meeting was scheduled for Thursday. Since no invitation was extended, there is every possibility the meeting could take place on any other date," a senior leader of Leh Apex Body said.
Soon after last week's meeting concluded, the Ladakh leaders told media that they have been invited for another meeting in New Delhi that could take place on October 22. The Ladakh leadership has been demanding statehood, Sixth Schedule, and a say in the appraisal of the chief secretary and other senior officers. However, so far, the MHA team has not agreed to these demands of the Ladakh leadership, especially those raised by the LAB and the Kargil Democratic Alliance.
Ladakh LG Vinai Kumar Saxena on Wednesday announced the withdrawal of criminal cases against 10 individuals booked in connection with 2025 Leh violence. With the latest decision, a total of 55 persons booked in 87 cases have been given the reprieve over the past three months. Cases stem from an outbreak of violence on September 24 last year during a protest for statehood and the extension of the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution to the Union territory....
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