Srinagar, Oct. 1 -- Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA) on Tuesday said it will not participate in talks with the Centre till climate activist Sonam Wangchuk and others arrested in Leh are released and a judicial probe into the firing is ordered. Addressing a press conference in Srinagar, KDA co-chairman Asgar Ali Karbalai also demanded a judicial inquiry into the firing by the security forces during a shutdown in Leh on September 24. KDA is a body of leaders from Kargil - one of the two districts in Ladakh - which, along with Apex Body Leh, is in negotiations with the Centre forstatehood for the Union Territory. "We are in touch with Apex Body Leh. We will not participate in the talks with the Centre till Sonam Wangchuk is released, arrests are stopped, those arrested are released, and a judicial probe is ordered," Karbalai said. The talks between the Apex Body Leh, KDA and Centre were scheduled for October 6. "The KDA dismisses all allegations of the UT administration and the ministry of home affairs, and we want to tell them that Sonam Wangchuk, who is a hero of the country, should be immediately released," Karbalai said he said while flanked with two other senior leaders of alliance. The leader also condemned Ladakhis being called "anti-nationals" by certain people. "We want to tell the Government of India we don't need a certificate from anyone. We have sacrificed our lives for the country. Stop portraying Ladakhis as anti-national," he said. Ladakh MP Mohmad Haneefa also said local residents were upset with the denunciatory term being used forthem. On Monday, Apex Body Leh announced suspension of talks with the Centre until a judicial inquiry into the police firing is constituted and all activists, including Wangchuk, are released unconditionally. Its chairman, Thupstan Chhewang, and co-chairman, Chering Dorjay, said the restoration of a "conducive atmosphere" in Ladakh was necessary before resuming dialogue. The curfew was imposed in Leh town on the evening of September 24 following violent protests during a shutdown called by a constituent of the Leh Apex Body (LAB), to advancetalks with the Centre on the demands for statehood and extension of the Sixth Schedule to Ladakh. More than 60 people, including two councillors, were taken into custody following the incident. These included climateactivist Sonam Wangchuk, who was detained under the National Security Act on September 26 and subsequently lodged at Jodhpur jail in Rajasthan. Meanwhile, the curfew was relaxed in Leh till 5 pm after the situation remained peaceful after 2 pm. Earlier the curfew was relaxed four hours from 10 am to 2 pm. In an order, additional deputy commissioner, Leh, said that all shops in the area will remain open on October 1 from 10 am to 6pm. Lieutenant governor Kavinder Gupta has been chairing high-level security review meetings almost on a daily basis. On Monday, he appealed to the people to maintain peace, calling it "the cornerstone of development". He also hailed the people for showing remarkable restraint and commitment in challenging circumstances and promised to address their every legitimate issue through dialogue and democratic means....