Kargil voices concern over Ladakh’s 7 new districts, ‘only 2 Muslim-majority’

Kargil voices concern over Ladakh’s 7 new districts, ‘only 2 Muslim-majority’

Mustafa Haji, a lawyer and also the legal advisor of the Leh Apex Body (LAB), said the manner in which the districts have been created reflected “huge discrimination towards the Muslim population of Kargil”

‘Gerrymandering’: Owaisi says Ladakh district rejig aimed at dividing communities

Ladakh: AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Wednesday criticised the Government of India’s decision to create five new districts in Ladakh, alleging the move was intended to divide the unified statehood movement of Buddhists and Muslims. In a post on X, Owaisi termed the reorganisation “another instance of gerrymandering” in the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir. The Union Territory now has seven districts, up from two earlier. Citing Census 2011…