Should Ladakh be hub of agitation or development?: LAHDC-K’s former Chief Executive Councillor

Srinagar As the Leh Apex Body’s (LAB) indefinite sit-in entered its second day on Friday (November 13, 2026), a former Chief Executive Councillor (CEC) of the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council-Kargil (LAHDC-K) asked voters to “decide if the region should become a hub of agitation or a hub of development”. Dr.

Mohammad Jaffer Akhoon’s remarks came as LAB continued its protest in Leh pushing for the resumption of talks with the Centre and for the postponement of hill council elections. Ladakh civil society group begins protest over Home Ministry failure to hold talks Ladakh civil society group begins protest over Home Ministry failure to hold talks It opposes holding of hill council elections at the peak of winter; climate activist Sonam Wangchuk put under house arrest and disallowed to join the protest Ladakh civil society group begins protest over Home Ministry failure to hold talks storyline 1 “I appeal to voters, especially the new generation, to participate in the upcoming elections of panchayat, municipality and hill councils.

We want democracy.