MP Ladakh demands Constitutional Safeguards for Ladakh on the line of 6th Schedule

By Reach Ladakh Correspondent New Delhi, Dec 15, 2021
New Delhi :

Ladakh MP, Jamyang Tsering Namgyal demanded Constitutional Safeguard for Ladakh on the line of 6th Schedule  on December 14 in Parliament.

During the ongoing session of Lok Sabha, Jamyang Tsering Namgyal said that the aspirations of the people of Ladakh demanding for Constitutional Safeguards must be fulfilled through amendment of Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council Act. 1997 on the line of 6th Schedule of the Indian Constitution and must define proper role and responsibilities of the Central Govt, UT Administration and the Hill Council by way of amendment in the Council Act. He said streamlining between the Autonomous Hill Development Councils of Ladakh, Panchayat Raj Institutions and also Administration of Union Territory Ladakh is a must to avoid the conflicts of role, power and jurisdictions of responsibilities. 

MP JTN demanded to strengthen the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Councils by providing all the better provisions that are given and provided to the Autonomous District Councils under the 6th and 5th Schedules of the Indian Constitution.