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Open to discussions if demands met: Leh body
Hindustan Times
|October 10, 2025
The Ladakh administration on Thursday held talks with representatives of civil society groups, including Leh Apex Body (LAB), a month of violent protests demanding statehood and Sixth Schedule status for Ladakh left four people dead and 90 injured in the Union Territory.
During the meeting, chaired by chief secretary Pawan Kotwal, the local groups said that they were ready to hold talks with Centre if their demands, including a judicial inquiry into the firing on September 24, the release of all detained persons, and the restoration of mobile internet services, are met, officials familiar with the matter said.
The meeting was attended by DGP SD Singh Jamwal, LAB chief Thupstan Chhewang, co-chairman Chering Dorjey Lakruk, and Tashi Gyalson, chairman/chief executive councillor, Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, Leh, among others.
This story is from the October 10, 2025 edition of Hindustan Times.
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