Indian opposition parties mull sending delegation to IIOJK’s Ladakh
New Delhi: Opposition parties are deliberating on sending a delegation to Ladakh, Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir where violence during a protest last month for statehood and tribal status under the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution left four people dead and several injured.
According to Kashmir Media Service, sources in several opposition parties confirmed that there have been informal discussions regarding sending a group of leaders to the Union Territory towards the end of October.
Parties like the Congress, the Communist Party of India-Marxist), the Aam Aadmi Party, the Samajwadi Party, and the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha have held talks on the proposal, they said.
An AAP leader acknowledged that deliberations have been held, but asserted that no final decision has been taken yet.
Sources in the CPI-M and the Samajwadi Party also confirmed that the proposal is under consideration. A senior opposition leader said the matter is being discussed “seriously”.
Leh was rocked by widespread violence on September 24 during a protest demonstratin by Leh Apex Body (LAB) and Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA) for statehood and extension of Sixth Schedule safeguards
Opposition leaders have been vocal in condemning the deaths during the protest and the subsequent arrest of climate activist Sonam Wangchuk under the stringent National Security Act (NSA).
