Open for dialogue on Ladakh with ABL, KDA: Centre

New Delhi, Sep 29: The Centre on Monday said that it had always been open for dialogues on Ladakh matters with the Apex Body Leh (ABL) and the Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA) at any time.

“We would continue to welcome the discussion with ABL and KDA through the High Powered Committee (HPC) on Ladakh or any such platform,” the Union Home Ministry said in a statement issued here.

It said that the dialogue mechanism established with ABL and KDA through the HPC on Ladakh had yielded good results so far in the form of increased reservations to the Scheduled Tribes of Ladakh, providing women's reservation in Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Councils (LAHDCs), and protection to local languages.

“The process of recruitment for 1800 posts in the government has already commenced in the Union Territory of Ladakh,” the Union Home Ministry statement said.  “We are confident that continuous dialogue will yield the desired results in the near future. “