BJP releases manifesto for LAHDC Elections

Promises UT status for Ladakh

Leh, Oct1:  BJP Leh has promised  UT Status for Ladakh in its nine point manifesto released on October 1 for October 17 (LAHDC) elections here.

The poll manifesto was released by party general secretary (Organization) Ashok Kaul at a press conference on Oct.1. He was flanked by MoS R&B, Sunil Sharma and Party general secretary, Manish Sharma and other leaders 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 fulfilment 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 fulfilment of long-standing demands of the people of Ladakh.