Srinagar, April 30 -- Ladakh's new districts spark row, Kargil leaders cry "divide attempt"Even as Ladakh Lieutenant-Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena formally inaugurated five new districts carved out in UT, several political leaders in Kargil termed the move a "calculated attempt" to divide the region along communal and regional lines.
Ladakh's number of districts rose from two to seven after five more- Nubra, Sham, Changthang, Zanskar and Drass were added by a notification issued by Lieutenant Governor SaxenaKargil Democratic Alliance (KDA) leader Sajjad Kargili said increasing the total number from two to seven, feels less like an administrative reform and more like a calculated move aimed at dividing the unified democratic and statehood mov...