In the wake of the violence in Leh , talks between the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) and Ladakh’s organisations, scheduled for October 6, as part of the High Powered Committee (HPC) have hit a roadblock.

With the Ladakh groups seeking statehood for the Union Territory and insistent on its inclusion under the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution, sources in the central government said it was considering proposing other “constitutional safeguards” at the October 6 meeting, which could have included Article 371.

Since the protests in Leh turned violent on September 24, leading to deaths of four youths in police firing and the detention of climate activist Sonam Wangchuk under the National Security Act (NSA), the Apex Body Leh (ABL) and Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA) – the represent

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