Last Updated on 29/07/2024 by wccexam Desk
Ladakh’s social activist Sonam Wangchuk has once again warned of agitation. He has said that if the government does not start talks, he will once again start a hunger strike from August 15. This hunger strike will be for 28 days.
Sonam Wangchuk is demanding full statehood and constitutional protection for Ladakh. He says that if the central government does not invite representatives from Ladakh for talks on these demands, he will begin a 28-day hunger strike on Independence Day.
He said that when Prime Minister Narendra Modi came to Drass on the 25th anniversary of Kargil Vijay Diwas, Apex Body Leh (ABL) and Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA) had submitted a memorandum to him on these demands. He said that it is expected that after submitting the memorandum, we will be invited for talks, but if this does not happen, we will start the protest again.
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Earlier in March this year, Sonam Wangchuk had also fasted for 21 days. Then he fasted by drinking only salt and water. Wangchuk has accused the government of breaking the promise of giving full statehood and constitutional protection to Ladakh.
What are their demands?
ABL and KDA have many demands regarding Ladakh. The biggest demand is that Ladakh should be included in the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution, so that it can get constitutional protection. Along with this, Ladakh should be given the status of a full state. The logic behind this is that earlier Ladakh got constitutional protection due to Article 370, but now there is nothing like that.
The Sixth Schedule contains special provisions under Article 244(2) and Article 275(1) of the Constitution. This is how tribal areas in Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura and Mizoram are administered. Under the Sixth Schedule, there is a provision for creating autonomous districts in tribal areas.
The Sixth Schedule provides for the formation of autonomous district councils. These autonomous district councils have the power to collect land revenue, levy taxes, regulate business, issue licenses or leases for mining of minerals as well as build schools, markets and roads.
Apart from this, ABL and KDA have also demanded the formation of Public Service Commission (PSC) in Ladakh, so that employment opportunities can be created for the local people. Earlier, people here used to apply in Jammu and Kashmir PSC.
UT was formed on 5 August 2019
Ladakh used to be a part of Jammu and Kashmir earlier. But on 5 August 2019, the central government abolished Article 370 from Jammu and Kashmir. Along with this, Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh were also made separate union territories. Jammu and Kashmir has an assembly, but Ladakh does not have an assembly.