Ladakh statehood row: Talks with Centre collapse after boycott by Leh Apex Body and Kargil Democratic Alliance

Srinagar, 30/9: The Centre’s dialogue with Ladakh leaders has collapsed after both Leh Apex Body (LAB) and Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA) pulled out of scheduled talks, even as curfew was relaxed in Leh on Monday with a sweeping internet shutdown following last week ‘s violent classes.

A day after LAB walked away from the October 6 meeting, KDA co-chairman Asgar Ali Karbalai announced in New Delhi on Tuesday that his group too would stay away unless climate activist Sonam Wangchuk and other detainees are released and a judicial inquiry.