Ladakh crisis is BJP govt’s own creation: Congress
New Delhi: A day after violent clashes in Ladakh, the Congress said the crisis is of the BJP government’s own creation and asserted that Ladakh’s demand for inclusion under the Sixth Schedule, for dignity and for the protection of their identity is both legitimate and just.
According to Kashmir Media Service, the statehood for Ladakh movement descended into violence, arson and street clashes in Leh on Wednesday, leaving four people dead and at least 80 injured, officials said.
“It’s a grim reminder of the government’s failed promises. In 2019, from the floor of Parliament, it was assured that the humiliation being inflicted on the people of the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir then would usher in peace. Six years later, the trouble has only deepened,” Pawan Khera, head of the Congress’ media and publicity department, said on X.
“Far from restoring normalcy in the valley, the government’s shortsightedness has pushed Jammu and Ladakh also into an incinerator of violence. This crisis is the BJP government’s own creation – one it now seeks to unfairly ignore,” he said.
Ladakh’s demand for inclusion under the Sixth Schedule, for dignity and for the protection of their identity is both legitimate and just, Khera asserted. It deserves not neglect, but compassion and statesmanship, the Congress leader said.
