India, Sept. 30 -- In an unprecedented move, all political parties in Leh including the BJP have decided to boycott the elections to Ladakh Hill Development Council (LAHDC) pending grant of 6th Schedule of Constitution to the union territory. The safeguards under the constitutional provision are sought to protect the land, jobs and the identity of Ladakh.

What is more, the parties have embarked on political mobilization to demand their rights. When the senior J&K BJP leader Ashok Kaul termed the demand for 6th Schedule as "non-sense," the people came out on the roads to protest.

"Wapas jao, wapas jao, Ashok Kaul wapas jao (Go back, Ashok Kaul)," shouted the protesters outside the hotel where Kaul was staying. The protest was led by newl...