Ladakhis Celebrate As Ladakh Attains Union Territory Status

While Kashmir is still under heavy turmoil regarding the revoking of Article 370, Ladakh is celebrating after it’s long-standing demand of becoming a Union Territory has been fulfilled. After the amendment on Monday, Ladakh has become a Union Territory just like Jammu and Kashmir, only without a legislative assembly.

This long pending demand of the people of the region was celebrated by all the residents. Even the members of both BJP and Congress came out, putting away their differences to celebrate with the people.

#Ladakh to become Union territory without legislature; people celebrate in Leh Main Bazaar pic.twitter.com/dTWxYtHcDB

— Doordarshan News (@DDNewsLive) August 6, 2019

According to the people of Ladakh, they always felt overshadowed by Kashmir when it came to development an allocation of resources. So, this is the final opportunity for the state to have their own identity.

Expressing happiness over the decision, a BJP Lok Sabha member from the Jamyang Tsering Namgyal constituency said that Ladakh is not just a piece of land, but a sensitive border area having a strategic importance.

#Ladakh: Tourists join in with locals in Union Territory status celebration pic.twitter.com/lTNLMuBA17

— Doordarshan News (@DDNewsLive) August 6, 2019

Even the people of Ladakh have taken to the internet to applaud the government to realize their dream of 30 years.

THANK YOU PRIME MINISTER
Ladakh thanks @narendramodi @PMOIndia
for fulfilling Ladakh’s longstanding dream.
It was exactly 30 years ago in August 1989 that Ladakhi leaders launched a movement for UT status. Thank you all who helped in this democratic decentralization! ??? pic.twitter.com/X7pmJ5zZin

— Sonam Wangchuk (@Wangchuk66) August 5, 2019

#Ladakh achieved UT status
Without Noise
Without Bloodshed
Without Violence

With Love
With Logic
With Legitimacy

Long Live Ladakh

— Group Captain MJA Vinod VSM (retd) (@MjaVinod) August 5, 2019

While the vitality of this amendment is still under speculation by people, and activists all across the country, the citizens of Ladakh are extremely happy with the decision to make the state a Union Territory .