Overview

• Calling for full statehood, Kargil Democratic Alliance leader Sajjad Hussain Kargili also sought two Lok Sabha seats and one Rajya Sabha seat to ensure fair representation.
• The Leh Apex Body and Kargil Democratic Alliance have closed ranks after years of divergence, citing erosion of local voice since Ladakh became a Union Territory.
• Leaders demand a judicial inquiry into the 24 September unrest in Leh, when protesters torched a BJP office and police firing left four locals dead.
• Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk remains detained under the National Security Act and was transferred to Jodhpur Central Jail, with local bodies demanding his release.
• Elections to the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Councils remain postponed with no new dates, while a growing policy debate explores a tailored ‘modified Sixth Schedule’ that devolves local powers but leaves defence and strategic projects with the Centre.