Analysis of the Ladakh issue, Betryal or Benefit ?

The Historic decision of August 2019 by the Union government to bifurcate the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir into two union territories i.e. the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir with legislature and the union territory of Ladakh without legislature was welcomed by locals of the Ladakh area. It was one of their demand to grant the status of Union territory.

Currently in the UT cadre, the leaders of Ladakh are found to be the least politically represented in the current bureaucratic setup, even the locals are more concerned about the new legislation that permits outsiders to start business in the region and settle in the area.

According to locals if they have Statehood, then their government will benefit them by making policies that are favorable both economically and culturally for Ladakh.

Now there are four basic demands of the Ladakh people:

·        Statehood for Ladakh

·        Include Ladakh under the Sixth Schedule of the Indian Constitution 

·        Separate public service commission for Ladakh

·        Two parliamentary seats for Ladakh.