• Says Ladakhis have not got single gazetted post for six years

Leh: Senior leader of Kargil Democratic Alliance and renowned socio-political activist of Ladakh Sajjad Kargili has said that they are not happy with the administration of the Union Territory because they have displaced the people of Ladakh.

According to Beyond the Time News, Sajjad Kargili in a media interview said those who distributed sweets on the occasion of the abrogation of Articles 370 and 35A later had to say that it was wrong, and Sonam Wangchuck was among them.

He said that while they were part of Jammu and Kashmir, they also got jobs and elected representatives also represented them.

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He said that the current situation was a reflection of colonial thinking, which was the ideology of the British. He said the status of Ladakh has been abolished and it has been made a Union Territory. He said there is no truth in the claims that “everything is good.”

Sajjad Kargili said negotiations have been going on with the Indian government for the past four years, which the Indian government is not happy about.

He said when the Ladakhis demanded protection of their lands and the Sixth Schedule, the Indian government did not like it, adding for the last six years, Ladakhis have not got a single gazetted post. He said Sonam Wangchuck is in jail. On August 5, 2019, there were two different ideologies in Leh and Kargil, but with the passage of time, the people of both the regions realized that they had been wronged.

He said that Sonam Wangchuck is being punished for not accepting the decision of the Indian government. He said since 1947, there has not been as much opposition to India in Ladakh as there has been in the last six years.

Sajjad Kargil said even the BJP people in the region are not happy with the Indian government internally. He said tourism is the only source of employment in the region, but the corona virus pandemic first sank its fleet and Operation Sindoor made up for the shortfall, as a result of which tourists have stopped visiting here.