The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has agreed to examine the demand of civil society groups in Ladakh to provide “constitutional safeguards” for the Union Territory, according to an order issued on Thursday.
Several civil society organisations and political leaders have been demanding constitutional safeguards such as Ladakh’s inclusion in the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution, granting the UT a tribal status to protect its land and culture.
The key detail is mentioned in an order issued by the MHA on Thursday to re-constitute a high powered committee (HPC) for the UT of Ladakh.
