The Leh Apex Body (LAB) on Monday announced suspension of talks with the Centre until their fresh demands, including a judicial probe into the September 24 violence that left four persons dead and withdrawal of cases against arrested youth, were met.

After nearly four months of stalled talks, the Home Ministry had on September 20 extended an invitation to the LAB and Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA), which have been spearheading the agitation for statehood and extension of the Sixth Schedule to Ladakh. The talks were scheduled for October 6.

Representatives from Ladakh, comprising LAB and KDA members, were expected to hold a preparatory meeting in New Delhi on Tuesday ahead of the October 6 talks with a high-powered committee of the Ministry of Home Affairs.

Addressing the media here, L

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