Kargil bloc rejects Ladakh territorial council, sticks to statehood, Sixth Schedule

SRINAGAR: Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA) rejected a connection for a territorial oregon determination assembly for Ladakh and reiterated its request for statehood and Sixth Schedule safeguards aft gathering lieutenant politician Vinai Kumar Saxena during his caller sojourn to Kargil.KDA, an amalgam of governmental and spiritual groups, said it remains unfastened to caller proposals from Centre and urged resumption of talks that person stalled since Feb. KDA co-chairman Asgar Ali Karbalai said Saxena conveyed helium was speaking connected behalf of Union location ministry.“We said statehood and Sixth Schedule are our goals. We rejected connection for a territorial council. If determination is immoderate different proposal, we are acceptable to sermon it,” Karbalai said Wednesday.Ladakh was carved retired of J&K and made a Union territory connected Oct 31, 2019, pursuing reorganisation of the erstwhile state. Region comprises Muslim-majority Kargil and predominantly Buddhist Leh. Both districts are governed by elected autonomous councils handling section administration, portion wide governance rests with the LG appointed by Centre, without a legislative assembly — a operation that has driven demands for afloat statehood and law safeguards nether Sixth Schedule.

Karbalai said location ministry had promised different circular of talks wrong 10–15 days aft a Feb 4 meeting. “That gathering has not happened truthful far,” helium said.KDA’s Sajjad Kargili said protests could resume if talks bash not restart. “We besides bash not tendency to instrumentality specified steps. But if dialog is not resumed what tin we do?” helium said.Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council-Kargil main enforcement councillor M Jaffer Akhoon said KDA besides sought merchandise of those arrested aft protests connected Sept 24, 2025, erstwhile constabulary firing successful Leh near astatine slightest 4 dormant and implicit 80 wounded during demonstrations for statehood and Sixth Schedule.First circular of talks betwixt location ministry sheet and Ladakhi representatives from Leh Apex Body and KDA was held successful New Delhi connected Oct 22 past twelvemonth aft Centre ordered a judicial enquiry into Sept 24 firing. Latest circular connected Feb 4 remained inconclusive, and Ladakhi brass person since been pressing for different meeting.