To calm down tempers in Ladakh after the killing of four people in police firing during violent protests over the demand for Statehood and the Sixth Schedule, a preparatory meeting of the Leh Apex Body (LAB) and Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA) with the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has been scheduled for September 27 and 28 in New Delhi.

This was decided in a meeting between officials from the MHA and leaders of the LAB in Leh.

LAB leaders Thupstan Chhewang and Chering Dorjay said the preparatory meeting will be attended by three representatives each from the LAB and KDA, besides the Ladakh MP.

The meeting will lay the groundwork for talks with the MHA’s High-Powered Committee (HPC), led by Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai, and members of the LAB and KDA on October 6.

The LAB

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