Excelsior Correspondent
LEH (Ladakh), Oct 1: BJP Leh Unit in its nine point agenda released for October 17 Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC) elections here, today has among other thing promised UT Status for Ladakh which is a long standing demand of the people of the region.
The poll manifesto was released by party general secretary (Organization) Ashok Kaul at a press conference here . He was flanked by MoS R&B, Sunil Sharma and Party general secretary, Manish Sharma and other leaders from Ladakh region on the occasion.
Mr Kaul said the nine points agenda includes to streamline development plans and the planning process in the district, to re-visit Ladakh 2025 drafted in 2002.
He said BJP is committed to pursue fulfillment of long-standing demands of the People of Ladakh region which include grand of UT Status to Ladakh, opening pilgrimage route to Kailash Manasarover via Demjok, declaration of Ladakh as Scheduled-6 areas, inclusion of Bhoti language in 8th Scheduled on the Constitution, grant of the deemed university status to CIBS, Central University/Medical College in Ladakh, to strengthen relationship between Leh and Kargil, to renew efforts on upholding the rich culture heritage of the region and promotion in tourism industry.
He said Leh district has vision document which provides a broad framework for action by LAHDC Leh and other stakeholder. However this vision has not been affectively implemented. So BJP resolved to initiate a participatory process to re-visit the vision document, to ensure effective implementation of flagship programme of the new government, to review functioning of LAHDC Act of 1995/1997, to empower PRIs and to purse fulfillment of long-standing demands of the people of Ladakh.
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