Srinagar, Dec. 9 -- AS the Centre has withdrawn the financial powers of the Ladakh lieutenant governor (LG), BJP Ladakh leadership on Monday met party's central leaders in Delhi seeking restoration of the financial powers of the LG.

Former J&K deputy CM Kavinder Gupta is Ladakh LG. The curtailment of financial powers had come at a time when the Leh Apex Body (LAB) and the Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA) is in talks with the Centre for statehood and Sixth Schedule for Ladakh.

The BJP delegation from Ladakh was led by state president Tashi Khachu along with former CEC, LAHDC, Leh, Tashi Gyalson and state vice-president Tonyot Tashi. They met national general secretary (organisation) BL Santhosh at the BJP Central Office in Delhi on Monda...