Leh, Nov 01: The Ladakh administration has cited ongoing administrative changes and the implementation of amendments for women’s reservation as the reasons behind the delay in holding elections for the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC), Leh.

According to an order issued by the Department of Law and Justice, Deputy Commissioner Romil Singh has been tasked with administering the affairs of the BJP-led council, as its five-year term ended two days ago, until a new council is constituted following fresh elections.

The development comes weeks after violence broke out in Leh on September 24, during a general strike called by the Leh Apex Body (LAB), which, along with the Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA), is leading an agitation for statehood and the extension of the Sixth Sch

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