Leh, Sep 29: Hardening its position following the death of four protesters in the violence last week, the Leh Apex Body (LAB) on Monday announced that it will stay away from talks with the government till normalcy is restored and a conducive environment is created in Ladakh.

However, it said they can rethink joining the talks on October 6 if the government orders a judicial probe by a retired Supreme Court judge into the killings and releases all those taken into custody, including climate activist Sonam Wangchuk.

Addressing a joint press conference here, LAB chairman Thupstan Chhewang and co-chairman Chering Dorjay said the people of Ladakh will never tolerate the “anti-national” or “Pakistani agent” tag as they have always shown loyalty to the country.

The press conference was organis

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