Ladakh’s two main religious bodies, Ladakh Buddhist Association (LBA) and Islamia School-Kargil, on January 25 objected to the move to rename public health centres in the Union Territory as Ayushman Arogya Mandir.
“The recent order of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare [about] renaming the health and wellness centres as Ayushman Arogya Mandir is unfortunate and tantamount to playing with the sentiments of the people of Ladakh,” Chering Dorjey, acting president of the LBA, said.
Mr. Dorjey raised his objection in a letter addressed to the Chief Executive Councillors of Leh and Kargil chapters of the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC), twin elected bodies that run local governance issues there.