The Ministry of Home Affairs has issued a big statement on recent Ladakh protests, saying the government is 'always open for dialogue' on Ladakh matters with the Leh Apex Body (LAB) and Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA) at any time. This comes hours after the 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.

"The Government has always been open for dialogues on Ladakh matters with Apex Body Leh (ABL) and Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA) at any time. We would continue to welcome the discussion with ABL and KDA through the HPC on Ladakh or any such platform," MHA said in a statement.

It added that the dialogue mechanism established with ABL and KDA through the High Powered Committee (HPC)

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