All political and religious organisations in Ladakh on Tuesday unanimously decided to boycott the upcoming hill council elections over their demand for bringing the region under the ambit of provisions of the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution, PTI reported. The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party is also a signatory to the declaration calling for a boycott, along with 11 other parties.
The elections for the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, Leh, which is the district’s highest-elected body, are scheduled for October 16. This would be the first such exercise in the region since the Centre carved out the Union Territory of Ladakh from the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir on August 5 last year. The date for filing of nomination papers is from September 21 to September 28, followed by scrutiny to be held on September 29. The last date for withdrawal of nomination…