JK News Today
New Delhi, September 29: The central Government has always been open for dialogues on Ladakh matters with Apex Body Leh (ABL) and Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA) at any time. We would continue to welcome the discussion with ABL and KDA through the HPC on Ladakh or any such platform, a spokesperson of the Government said on Monday.
The government reiterated its commitment to dialogue with the Ladakh leadership of Leh Apex Body and Kargil Democratic Alliance after Leh Apex Body announced its withdrawal from talks . The LAB is asking for release of the arrested youth on charges of causing violence in Leh on September 24. Four youth had died and several others injured in the clashes with police . Since then Leh has been under curfew and strict restrictions have been imposed on movement to keep the situation under control.
The Government , however, referred to the dialogue mechanism and the results it yielded to press for dialogue. It said : “ The dialogue mechanism
established with Apex Body Leh (ABL) and Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA) through the High Powered Committee (HPC) on Ladakh has yielded good results till date in the form of increased reservations to the Scheduled Tribes of Ladakh, providing women reservation in LAHDCs and protection to local languages. The process of recruitment for 1800 posts in government has already commenced in UT of Ladakh.
“ We are confident that continuous dialogue would yield the desired results in near future. “
