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| J&K’s deep somber sleep | | After ‘logo’ change, resolution moved for UT status to Ladakh in Rajya Sabha | |
Syed Junaid Hashmi
Early Times Report
JAMMU, Mar 4: Giving political impetus to the long pending demand of Ladakh Union Territory Front (LUTF), opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today moved a resolution in the Rajya Sabha seeking unanimity of the house for pressing central government to grant union territory status to Ladakh.
Moved by National Spokesperson of the BJP Rajiv Pratap Rudy in the Rajya Sabha, this private member resolution calls for formation of a separate centrally administered union territory of Ladakh owing to its distinct cultural, religious, ethnic and linguistic identity. It further maintains that Ladakh region with an area of 86,904 square kilometers has only one representative in Parliament and two in Jammu and Kashmir’s legislative Assembly.
The resolution further says that due to this peculiar position, people of Ladakh region are unable to get proper recognition of their needs and aspirations. Pointing out that Ladakh district has long border with China which is manned by the Indian Army and Para-military forces requiring day-to-day monitoring by the centre, the resolution affirms that it is essential to have his region directly administered by centre to establish bilateral trade with China and prevent illegitimate trading.
The resolution is likely to come up for discussion and passing in the days ahead and if the BJP sources are to be believed, the resolution is unlikely to be defeated since the congress has never openly or officially resisted the demand of Ladakh region in Jammu and Kashmir for union territory status. They added that if not the support in terms of votes, they are likely to get verbal support from whosoever speaks on the resolution being moved by them.
The development comes in the wake of move by Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC) to adopt a new logo based on national emblem of India. Though the logo controversy was referred as inconsequential event by Chief Minister Omar Abdullah who compared the change with someone changing the logo of Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC), BJP’s resolution is confirmation of the fact that political forces are treading cautiously to redress Ladakh’s UT demand.
The only difference is that while the resolution in Rajya Sabha has been moved by a BJP leader, the resolution for changing the logo of Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC) was moved by a congressman on February 21, 2011 in the general council of LAHDC. Further, the logo has been changed and replaced with lion capital of Ashoka from Sarnath, the National Emblem.
Political forces in Ladakh had termed this as a significant step towards the achievement of union territory status. Leh has already not been using state flag of J&K. BJP’s resolution is also being seen in the same light and if a senior congress is to be believed, Union Territory status is the only solution of issues concerning the Buddhist dominated Leh-Ladakh region.
Further, it has also been learnt that BJP is likely to bring another resolution in the Rajya Sabha seeking inclusion of Bhoti language in the eight schedule of the Indian constitution. It may be coincidence but LAHDC has recently in its general council meeting passed a similar resolution.
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