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‘Centre not against statehood ask’
Hindustan Times Patna
|July 27, 2025
{ INTERVIEW } KAVINDER GUPTA, LADAKH LT GUV
Kavinder Gupta, 65, who took oath as the Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh last week, is the first political figure to hold the top job since the strategic region was carved out as a Union Territory from the erstwhile Jammu and Kashmir state in August 2019.
In a telephonic interview with Hindustan Times, Gupta, a former deputy chief minister of J&K, listed bringing Ladakh on the world map for tourism, addressing unemployment and boosting infrastructure as his priorities, exuding confidence in his ability to deal with a longstanding demand for statehood and Constitutional safeguards under the Sixth Schedule. Edited excerpts:
You have been appointed at a time when the people of Ladakh are demanding statehood and inclusion under the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution (that deals with the administration of tribal areas). Though the Centre has the last word on both issues, how are you going to address these sensitive issues?
This story is from the July 27, 2025 edition of Hindustan Times Patna.
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