The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has withdrawn its support to the National Conference (NC)-headed Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC), Kargil chapter, in the newly-created Ladakh Union Territory, but the NC sounds confident that it has the numbers to complete the term, which ends in 2023.
In a letter, BJP State president Phunchok Stanzin on Wednesday announced that the seven BJP councillors were withdrawing their support to the 30-member LAHDC, Kargil.
The BJP’s letter reads: “Due to lackadaisical approach, the Council is not serving its constitutional responsibilities. The funds were not translated into a transparent and accountable manner. The influence of the NC is also not favouring public welfare. The NC is resorting to vendetta politics, which creates mistrust between the public and the Council.”
