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.
Border standoff, demand for constitutional safeguards kept Ladakh in news in 2020
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The demand for the constitutional safeguard gained momentum with the holding of election to the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC), Leh, which incidentally was the first democratic exercise in the union territory after being carved out of erstwhile state of Jammu and Kahmir in August 2019.
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India and China have held several rounds of diplomatic and military talks in the last few months to resolve the standoff.
LEH: A year after getting the status of union territory, Ladakh remained in the news throughout 2020 for varied reasons - from the over seven-month-long India-China border standoff to the growing demand for constitutional safeguards to preserve the unique culture and identity of the region.
Shah calls high-level meet of top Ladakh leaders on Jan 5 in Delhi No invite to Kargil leadership so far
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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.
Ladakh: Congress councillor held for opening fake social media profiles in woman’s name
Phuntsog Stanzin Tsepag represents Upper Leh in the hill council. He was later granted bail by the court. December 25, 2020 9:30:32 am
A local Congress leader and his nephew were shot dead allegedly by their neighbour in Prasiddhpur village here, police said on Wednesday.
Police on Thursday arrested a Congress councillor in the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council for allegedly opening fake social media profiles of a local woman, posting obscene photographs and sharing her phone number.
Phuntsog Stanzin Tsepag represents Upper Leh in the hill council. He was later granted bail by the court.
Leh: Chinese Vehicles Enter Indian Territory, Retreat After Locals Stage Protests
Though the vehicles carried people who looked like civilians, there is a very strong possibility that some Chinese soldiers were also among them, locals said
Screengrab from the video of locals confronting the Chinese Tarun Upadhyay 2020-12-20T19:26:34+05:30 Leh: Chinese Vehicles Enter Indian Territory, Retreat After Locals Stage Protests outlookindia.com 2020-12-20T19:42:03+05:30
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In another incident of Chinese intrusion, two Chinese vehicles carrying Chinese citizens crossed the Indian border and entered Changthang area of Nyoma block in Leh district.
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