Days after a peaceful protest in Leh turned violent and climate activist Sonam Wangchuk was arrested, Sajjad Kargili of the Kargil Democratic Alliance said the Union Territory experiment in Ladakh has failed. Promised development after separation from Jammu and Kashmir, the region instead faces decline — with rising unemployment, lack of constitutional safeguards, and no political representation.
‘Union Territory experiment in Ladakh has failed’, says Kargil Democratic Alliance’s Sajjad Kargili
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