Ladakh leaders to meet Home Ministry officials tomorrow, Sonam Wangchuk part of delegation
A delegation from Ladakh, including climate activist Sonam Wangchuk, is set to meet with Union Home Ministry officials to discuss demands for statehood and constitutional safeguards. This meeting follows previous inconclusive talks and comes after Wangchuk's recent induction into the Leh Apex Body. The leaders continue to advocate for the inclusion of Ladakh under the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution, which would grant it tribal status.
- ▪The meeting is scheduled for May 22, 2026, and will involve a sub-committee of Ministry officials.
- ▪Sonam Wangchuk was recently released from detention and is attending the meeting for the first time.
- ▪The Leh Apex Body and Kargil Democratic Alliance have been demanding statehood and constitutional safeguards since 2020.
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A civil society delegation from Ladakh, including climate activist Sonam Wangchuk who was released from detention under the National Security Act (NSA) on March 14, is all set to meet Union Home Ministry officials on Friday (May 22, 2026).This is the first such meeting of members of the Leh Apex Body (LAB) and the Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA), the two bodies representing Leh and Kargil districts respectively, since February 4 when a high-powered committee (HPC) meeting led by Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai was held in New Delhi. The meeting had remained inconclusive. Ladakh leaders press for Statehood; talks with Home Ministry remain inconclusiveOn Friday (May 22), a sub-committee comprising Ministry officials will meet the delegation.
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