Apex Body Leh (ABL) and Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA), the 2 socio-political organisations spearheading the motion, are pursuing 4 foremost calls for: statehood for Ladakh, safeguards underneath the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution, reservation of jobs for the youth of Ladakh, and the creation of separate Parliamentary constituencies for the 2 elements of the area — Leh and Kargil.

In the primary spherical of talks held on December 4, the high-powered committee chaired by Minister of State Home Nityanand Rai had mentioned measures to guard Ladakh’s “unique culture and language”, contemplating its geographical location and strategic significance, in addition to “ensuring the protection of land and employment for the people of Ladakh”.

While the ABL and the KDA are searching for protections for the UT that have been beforehand enshrined underneath Article 370 and 35A, sources advised The Indian Express, “anything short of Sixth Schedule would be up for discussion”.

The second spherical of talks is scheduled to happen on the MHA on February 19. The 15-member committee includes eight members from the federal government. Among them are Lieutenant Governor Brigadier B D Mishra (Retd), Ladakh (BJP) MP Jamyang Tsering Namgyal, chairpersons of the Autonomous Hill Development Councils of each Kargil and Leh, and officers of the MHA.

Representatives from the area have additionally sought the creation of a Ladakh Resident Certificate on the strains of Permanent Resident Certificates (PRC) that have been issued within the former state of J&Okay. The authorities has urged the 2 our bodies to finish its protests in and outdoors the area.