Ladakh leaders have claimed a major breakthrough in talks with the Centre, saying a customised political framework with CM-like powers may soon be introduced.
Sources said that the BJP high command might assign him some important assignment in the party setup during the assembly polls in West Bengal.
Its term expired yesterday and the sprawling Leh district that borders China and Pakistan is now without an elected institution that takes care of the requirements of people of the area. Kargil has a separate LAHDC.
They also demanded immediate release of climate activist Sonam Wangchuk, who was detained on September 26 under the National Security Act (NSA) and lodged in the Jodhpur jail in Rajasthan.
The Ladakh administration on Thursday ordered a magisterial probe into the incident. The inquiry will be conducted by Mukul Beniwal, Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM) Nubra, who has been directed by the Deputy Commissioner, Leh, to submit his report within four weeks.
The Leh Apex Body (LAB) announced it will boycott talks with the Home Ministry until peace is restored following the police firing that killed four protestors in Ladakh, demanding a judicial inquiry and the release of detained leaders.
