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Centre committed to provide constitutional safeguards to Ladakh: Amit Shah

The second meeting of the sub-committee held today was attended by the representatives of ABL and KDA.
12:18 AM Mar 05, 2024 IST | GK NEWS SERVICE
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New Delhi, Mar 4:  Union Home Minister Amit Shah Monday said that the Centre was committed to providing constitutional safeguards to Ladakh.

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Interacting with a six-member delegation of Apex Body Leh (ABL) and Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA) from Ladakh who called on him in New Delhi, Shah assured the delegation that under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Centre was committed to providing necessary constitutional safeguards to Ladakh.

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The Union Home Minister assured that the High Powered Committee on Ladakh constituted to look into the demands of ABL and KDA had been discussing the modalities to provide such constitutional safeguards.

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He said that the consultative mechanism established through this High Powered Committee should continue to engage on issues like measures to protect the region’s unique culture and language, protection of land and employment, inclusive development and employment generation, empowerment of Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Councils (LAHDCs) and examine constitutional safeguards for positive outcomes.

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Shah said that the High Powered Committee under the Union Minister of State (MoS) for Home Affairs has been working with the representatives of ABL and KDA and significant progress has been made.

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A sub-committee constituted by the High Powered Committee is also actively engaged with the Ministry of Law and other experts.

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The second meeting of the sub-committee held today was attended by the representatives of ABL and KDA.

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Senior officers of the Ministry of Home Affairs, the Department of Legal Affairs, and the Legislative Department were also present on the occasion.

During the meeting, various issues about land, employment, and constitutional safeguards progressed for the benefit of the people of Ladakh.

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