Govt Should Tell World Ladakh Now Separate From Jammu Kashmir, Say Tourism Bodies

The sector urged the government to announce the New geopolitical ” situation so that travel advisories over the Kashmir Valley issue do not affect Ladakh “negatively. Tourism bodies in Ladakh have asked Tourism Minister Prahlad Patel to tell the world that the newly formed union territory is no longer a part of strife-torn Jammu and Kashmir, to send out a message to the global community that the region is peaceful and safe for them to visit. In a memorandum from the Ladakh Tourist Trade alliance submitted to Patel, a slew of demands have been made by tourism stakeholders, but high on their mind is the fact that now with their new status, they can come out of Kashmir’s shadow.

Explain the difference between Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh. Even if there is a small mishap, embassies come out with travel advisories asking their citizens not to visit the area. Our tourism suffers. Please approach embassies on our behalf and tell them that our Ladakh is peaceful.“With Ladakh being a UT, we have been freed from the civil war of Kashmir. We want you to help us create Brand Ladakh,” Sonam Parvez, General Secretary of the Ladakh Hotel Association and one of the signatories of the memorandum told Patel.

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