Srinagar, Feb. 4 -- The Ladakh leadership will meet the Centre's High-Powered Committee (HPC) in New Delhi on Wednesday, with key demands such as statehood for the Union Territory, inclusion under the Sixth Schedule, and the release of environmental activist Sonam Wangchuk expected to dominate the agenda.

Ahead of the meeting, leaders from the Leh Apex Body (LAB) and the Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA) held an informal discussion in New Delhi on Tuesday to coordinate their approach and finalise issues to be raised with the committee.

This will be another high-level interaction between the Ladakh leadership and the Centre's HPC following the September violence last year. The meeting is seen as significant amid continuing demands for con...