Govt to resume talks with Ladakh bodies on Oct 22

DAYS AFTER THE Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) ordered a judicial probe into the September 24 violence in Leh—four persons were killed in police firing after protests turned violent—Ladakh civil society groups have agreed to resume talks with the Centre on October 22.

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Following the September 24 violence, which erupted during protests over Ladakh’s demands for statehood, Sixth Schedule status, and job and land safeguards, and the subsequent arrest of climate activist Sonam Wangchuk under the National Security Act (NSA), the Apex Body, Leh (ABL) and Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA) had pulled out of talks that were scheduled with the Centre on October 6, saying the government had failed to address their demands, which included the setting-up of a judicial probe.