MHA committee to submit report over Ladakh s demands for protection under 6th Schedule
MHA committee to submit report over Ladakh s demands for protection under 6th Schedule
Union Home Minister Amit Shah met leaders from Ladakh on Wednesday to hear their demands for special protection under the Sixth Schedule.
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UPDATED: January 7, 2021 01:30 IST
Home Minister Amit Shah chairing a meet of the committee on Tuesday (Picture Courtesy: Twitter @PIBHomeAffairs)
In a significant move, the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has formed a committee to look into the demand for Sixth Schedule status by leaders from Ladakh. This demand has been brewing since the Abrogation of Article 370 which resulted in the bifurcation of J&K and Ladakh into separate administrative entities.
GM NHIDCL Ladakh calls on CEC, discusses work on Zojila Tunnel
GM NHIDCL Ladakh calls on CEC, discusses work on Zojila Tunnel
Excelsior Correspondent
KARGIL Jan 2: General Manager, National Highways and Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited (NHIDCL) Ladakh, Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH), Government of India (GoI) Bipin Kumar Chand called on the Chairman and Chief Executive Councillor (CEC), LAHDC Kargil Feroz Ahmad Khan at Council Secretariat here today.
Executive Councillor for Works, Mubarak Shah Nagvi, Executive Councilor for Zanskar Affairs Er Phunsog Tashi besides other concerned officers were present during the meeting.
General Manager, NHIDCL informed the CEC that blasting work is in progress at the Zojila Tunnel despite sub zero temperature at the site. He also informed that the draft DPRs regarding the Shinkula Tunnel has been submitted to the higher authorities with the aim of starting work on ground in the month of May-June 2021.
Shah calls high-level meet of top Ladakh leaders on Jan 5 in Delhi No invite to Kargil leadership so far
Sanjeev Pargal
JAMMU, Dec 29: To break the ice on 6th Schedule demand for Union Territory of Ladakh, Union Home Minister Amit Shah today called apex body of Leh, which had spearheaded agitation for safeguards to the UT, socio-religious, political heads and new elected Chief Executive Councilor (CEC) Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC) Leh, to New Delhi for a meeting on January 5.
While Thupstan Chhewang, prominent leader of the People’s Movement for Sixth Schedule and two-time Lok Sabha members, received a direct call from Shah for a meeting today, the Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA), which was also expecting an invite from the Home Minister, didn’t receive any call. However, Chhewang had decided to approach the KDA to join the delegation with them.
Excelsior Correspondent
KARGIL, Dec 12: Chairman and Chief Executive Councillor (CEC), LAHDC Kargil Feroz Ahmad Khan reviewed the physical and financial progress registered under the annual District Capex Budget 2020-2021 during a meeting of the concerned officers, here today.
Executive Councillor (EC) for Cooperatives Aga Syed Mujtaba Mosavi, EC for Works Mubarak Shah Nagvi, EC for Rural Development and Zanskar Affairs Phunsog Tashi, EC for Health Muhammad Ali Chandan, Chief Executive Officer Kargil Development Authority (KDA) Ghulam Mohiuddin Wani, Divisional Forest Officer Sajid Sultan, Assistant Commissioner Development Ghulam Muhammad, Executive Engineers of R&B, PHE, I&FC, SVD Sankoo, KDA and Mechanical Division Kargil and officers of other departments were present in the meeting.