BJP MP Jamyang Tsering Namgyal mentioned within the Lok Sabha on Tuesday that Ladakh must be included within the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution to guard the area’s land, employment and cultural id.
Namgyal’s demand comes a day after Ladakh had imposed a whole shutdown demanding statehood and safety of land and jobs within the area. Notably, on August 5, 2019, when the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir was stripped of its particular standing and bifurcated into two union territories, the transfer was welcomed by representatives of the area, together with Namgyal.
“When you (Chairman Om Birla) recently went to Leh and also went to the Secretariat of the Leh Council, a demand was raised… I urge the government to bring in the Ladakh Hill Development Council Act, which was passed in 1997. be amended. It needs to be defined as to what will be the role and responsibility of the Central Government, Union Territory Administration and the Lieutenant Governor. Also (needs to be defined) how the roles of gram panchayats and city councils will be streamlined. The LAHDC Act needs to be amended to provide constitutional protections with respect to land, employment and cultural identity on the lines of certain areas in the North East under the Sixth Schedule,” Namgyal mentioned throughout Zero Hour.
Interestingly, the final time Ladakh noticed an analogous bandh over calls for was in August following a gathering of representatives of Ladakh with Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai, Namgyal was conspicuous by his absence.
The August Ladakh bandh got here when Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, together with some Union ministers and BJP MPs, was in Leh in reference to the third parliamentary outreach program for the empowerment of Panchayati Raj establishments within the new union territory.
The Leh apex physique, of which Namgyal is a member—and the Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA) referred to as for the bandh—final and up to date.
The Apex Body and the KDA are separate teams of political, social, non secular, enterprise and cultural organizations from Leh and Kargil districts respectively. These have been shaped to advance the demand for statehood to Ladakh beneath the Sixth Schedule and constitutional safeguards for its folks.
While they’ve had completely different stances earlier than on the problem of granting Union Territory standing to Ladakh, on August 1 this 12 months, Ladakh and Kargil organizations joined palms to get full statehood with constitutional safeguards for the area.
Earlier, the KDA had additionally held a gathering with then Minister of State for Home G Kishan Reddy in July and even sought abrogation of selections on Article 370.
In January this 12 months, the MHA had introduced that it could represent a committee beneath G Kishan Reddy to deal with the problems associated to the safety of the land, tradition and language of Ladakh, in addition to addressing the calls for of the area beneath the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution. will likely be included beneath ,
In September 2019, proper after the abrogation of Article 370 within the area, the National Commission for Scheduled Tribes beneficial the inclusion of Ladakh beneath the Sixth Schedule. The Commission took observe of the truth that the newly created Union Territory of Ladakh is primarily a tribal space within the nation. The whole tribal inhabitants within the Ladakh area is greater than 97 %.
The fee additionally famous that “prior to the creation of the Union Territory of Ladakh, the people of the Ladakh region had certain agricultural rights, including rights over land, which allowed people from other parts of the country to buy or acquire land in Ladakh.” have been banned”. Similarly, the Ladakh area has many alternative cultural heritages by communities comparable to Drokpa, Balti and Changpa, which have to be protected and promoted, it mentioned then.
The Sixth Schedule of the Constitution accommodates provisions for the administration of tribal areas within the border states of Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura and Mizoram. It has provisions for the formation of autonomous districts and councils. Under the Sixth Schedule, autonomous districts and councils have a various diploma of autonomy to make legal guidelines to guard the pursuits of tribals.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
