Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk on Monday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah to take “timely measures”, as the date for the next round of talks between the Union Home Ministry and Ladakh leaders is yet to be announced.Writing about “Hanging Between Trust and Mistrust – Ladakh Awaits Dialogue,” Wangchuck said, “Today marks exactly one month since the unconditional revocation of my detention under the NSA, 1980.”Last month, the Union Home Ministry had revoked Wangchuck’s detention under the National Security Act.He said the revocation order had raised hopes that the Centre was willing to correct past mistakes, as it spoke of “building mutual trust” for a “constructive and meaningful dialogue.”“However, even after 2.5 months since the last dialogue on February 4, not even a date for the next round of talks has been announced,” Wangchuk said.He also expressed concern that, in the absence of dialogue, “shady entities” were using this gap to sow seeds of divisions between Leh and Kargil (Buddhist-Muslim).“As people in this sensitive border region grow disheartened and demoralised, I urge Hon’ble PM @narendramodi ji and HM @AmitShah ji to take timely measures, in national interest, to resolve the issues at the earliest,” Wangchuk said.Last month, hundreds of people had participated in protest rallies in Leh and Kargil districts following a call by the Leh Apex Body (LAB) and the Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA). The demonstrators then pressed for statehood and inclusion of Ladakh under the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution, while also urging the government to announce dates for the next round of talks.There has been little progress since the last meeting of the High-Powered Committee (HPC) held in New Delhi in February. While Ladakh leaders described the meeting as “inconclusive,” Ladakh Chief Secretary Ashish Kundra termed the discussions “constructive”.


