Leh’s People’s Movement want to boycott elections which is scheduled to be held on October 16 for the upcoming Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council Leh polls. Former BJP leader Thupstan Chhewang said “No party will file any nomination as part of the boycott. Unless the Sixth Schedule is granted to Ladakh, and LAHDCLeh and Kargil are granted councils on the lines of the Bodo council [Bodo Territorial Council], we will not allow such polls.”
“Besides the pandemic, the entire Ladakh is in a state of uncertainty over the preservation of its unique tribal identity, habitats and ecosystem. The elections to LAHDC Leh, without extending the relevant provisions of the Sixth Schedule of our Constitution, which empowers the councils by vesting it with legislative powers, is meaningless,” he said
Demand for Sixth Schedule for Ladakh
However, Kargil is yet to support the demand for the Sixth Schedule. “We have always been demanding restoration of statehood. Kargil will not support Leh’s demand,” said Sajjad Kargili
