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Srinagar: The Ladakh administration has denied permission to a civil society group which was planning to hold a peaceful rally against the Union government’s alleged delay in restoring the constitutional rights and democracy in the border region.

The powerful Leh Apex Body (LAB) which has been spearheading the ongoing agitation in Ladakh along with the Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA) said that it had planned to carry out a peaceful rally in the capital Leh on Thursday (March 12).

The KDA was also expected to carry out a similar rally in Kargil district against the delay in the resumption of “meaningful talks” with the Centre among other issues.

The rallies were planned a day ahead of the swearing-in ceremony of Ladakh’s new lieutenant governor Vinai Kumar Saxena who is likely to take oath on March 13 at the Lok Bhawan in Leh amid deepening political uncertainty in the border region.

Speaking with The Wire, Chering Dorjay Lakrook, the LAB co-chairman, said that they had applied for permission from the police administration in Leh last........

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