Ladakh's new chief secy Ashish Kundra vows peace

NEW DELHI: New Ladakh main caput Ashish Kundra has listed addressing people’s aspirations arsenic a cardinal priority, stressing the Union territory’s “civilisational past of bid indispensable beryllium treasured and preserved”.The elder IAS officer, who took complaint Thursday, comes successful astatine a clip of heightened tensions implicit demands by Leh Apex Body (LAB) and Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA) for statehood and Sixth Schedule status.Four statehood protesters were killed successful alleged constabulary firing connected Sept 24. Climate activistic and LAB subordinate Sonam Wangchuk was among the implicit 70 radical arrested aft the violence.Kundra, who antecedently served arsenic main caput to Delhi LG VK Saxena, besides echoed concerns implicit Ladakh’s fragile ecology, informing against “reckless operation successful the sanction of development”.