Kargil in agitation mode after divisional status to Ladakh

JAMMU: The determination of Governor Satya Pal Malik-led J&K management granting ‘divisional standing’ to the Ladakh area has put Kargil on warpath. Cutting throughout party lines, distinguished politicians from Kargil district on Saturday threatened mass agitation if the management did not assessment its determination to completely publish the divisional commissioner (DC) and the inspector general of police (IGP) in Leh.

Addressing a press conference collectively convened via legislative council chairman Haji Anayat Ali, leader executive councillor (CEC) of Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC) Feroz Khan and previous MLA Haji Asgar Ali Karbalia here on Saturday, the leaders said they'd determined to submit en mass resignations from all democratic institutions and take to roads in Kargil, Jammu and Delhi to press for his or her call for to present Kargil its percentage of the divisional standing via ensuring “rotational posting of DC and IGP”.

Meanwhile, BJP MLC Chering Dorjay said that divisional standing for Ladakh would spice up the area’s construction. He thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the governor for giving Ladakh its due, whilst soliciting for that the nomenclature of the state be now changed to Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh.