The Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA), an amalgam of different political and religious parties based in Ladakh’s Kargil region has said that that it doesn’t recognize the Union Territory status of Ladakh.
KDA demanded complete statehood for Ladakh while accusing the BJP government of disempowering the people of the region by taking away legislative and governing powers from them.
However, the Alliance has also stated that by demanding statehood for Ladakh it hasn’t shifted away from its demand of seeking the restoration of Article 370 and Article 35 A.
The Alliance has said that the demand for restoring Article 370 is currently being heard by the Supreme Court, and added that if the court decides to restore Article 370 and unify J&K and Ladakh then, the Alliance would be satisfied.