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Ladakh has become totally voiceless. And they have imposed a bureaucratic rule with no accountability in Ladakh, which has created a sense of trust deficit, insecurity, and frustration among the youth and the people of Ladakh.

There were differences, and there may still be some differences today. But for the larger interest of Ladakh and for the existence of the Ladakhi community, as a community, as an ethnic identity, we are the same. We share the same cultural history.

Without statehood, the Sixth Schedule remains incomplete. Because we don't want this idea of a Union Territory where one LG decides everything

Sajjad Kargili is a founding member of the Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA), an alliance that is demanding statehood and Sixth Schedule protection for La

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