Ladakh demands inclusion in 6th Schedule for protection of Environment
Vishal Malhotra/Lokesh Goswami Tennews New Delhi :
New Delhi (02/01/2020): Several students and working people from Ladakh, this Thursday, urged the Centre to consider the demand of the people of Ladakh to include the Union Territory under the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution, which makes special provisions for administration of tribal areas.
It was on August 5 last year, when the Government rescinded the special status of Jammu and Kashmir under Article 370 of the Constitution and bifurcated the state into the Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh.
The Union Territories came into existence on October 31.
Tribal-dominated areas of Assam and Tripura, besides Meghalaya and Mizoram are already under the Sixth Schedule areas. Assam, Meghalaya and Mizoram have three tribal councils each.
Speaking to Ten News, one old-aged monk from Ladakh said, “Ladakh is meant for peace. Even there is nothing happening there which can affect our culture, but we want our region to be included under 6th Schedule so that we could get relieved from the thoughts of what may happen in Ladakh after corporate giants have already started searching for their meaningful food.”
Also, the Congress is set to escalate its demand for including the Union Territory of Ladakh in the sixth schedule of the Constitution to protect the resources and cultural identity of the region.
