Srinagar, Oct. 17 -- A day after the Leh Apex Body (LAB) and the Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA) rejected the Centre's draft proposal on Ladakh's demands, Chief Secretary Ashish Kundra on Saturday termed the response "very unfortunate", saying the document was dismissed within two hours of its receipt without its clauses being examined in depth.
Addressing a press conference in Leh, Kundra said the draft had been prepared after considerable effort and was open to suggestions, stressing that the Centre was willing to consider changes to reach a consensus on constitutional safeguards and the proposed democratic structure for Ladakh.
"I can only say that it is very unfortunate that the draft was rejected within two hours of being received, ...