The Ladakh administration in late November revised the delegation of financial powers in the Union Territory, taking away financial powers from the Lieutenant-Governor (L-G) and the administration itself. Now, the authority to allocate funds for any project lies solely with the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), with all approvals to be granted by the Centre.

The move has been met with resistance from several quarters, including the local BJP unit.

On Monday, a delegation of the Ladakh BJP – led by state party chief Tashi Khachu along with Tashi Gyalson, the former chief executive of the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC) Leh, and state party vice-president Tonyot Tashi – met BJP national general secretary (organisation) B L Santhosh, at the party headquarters in New

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