Ladakh MP Jamyang Tsering Namgyal Calls For Region To Be Declared Tribal Area

After submitting his memorandum to Tribal Affairs Minister Arjun Munda, Namgyal was “optimistic” about the government’s response to it.

With the people of Ladakh apprehensive over the region retaining its identity, its MP, Jamyang Tsering Namgyal on Tuesday asked the Central government to declare it a tribal area so that the identity of the newly created Union Territory can be protected.

“We want to protect the cultural and social identity of our region. We are a very small society but have a distinct identity, and we fear that it could be lost once it get more exposed unless it is protected,” Namgyal told The Indian Express. The BJP MP said Ladakh is a predominantly tribal area, with tribals making up to 98 percent of its population.