Overview
- An in-person meeting is underway at Kartavya Bhawan 3 between representatives of the Leh Apex Body, the Kargil Democratic Alliance, and senior Home Ministry officials.
- Attendees include LAB leaders Thupstan Chhewang, Chhering Dorjay, and Ashraf Barch, KDA leaders Asghar Ali Karbalai, Qamar Ali Akhoon, and Sajjad Kargili, with Ladakh MP Haji Hanifa also participating.
- The agenda features demands for statehood, inclusion under the Sixth Schedule, release of those detained after the September 24 clashes, and compensation for families of the dead and injured.
- Delegates called for a time-bound process and sought the immediate release of climate activist Sonam Wangchuk, who is held under the National Security Act in Jodhpur jail.
- The dialogue is the first since unrest that killed four civilians and injured nearly 100; LAB and KDA had earlier declined talks on October 6 before agreeing after the probe announcement.