Amit Shah to Visit Leh on April 30 for Buddha Relics Exposition

Overview

• Ladakh’s lieutenant governor announced Sunday that Home Minister Amit Shah will travel to Leh for a two-day visit starting Thursday.
• Shah is slated to pay respects to the holy relics of Lord Buddha on Friday during Buddha Purnima events.
• The relics, excavated from Piprahwa in Uttar Pradesh, are due in Leh on Wednesday and will be on public display at Jive Tsal, Choglamsar, from May 1 to 14 in a first for Ladakh.
• This will be Shah’s first trip to Ladakh since protests last year over statehood and inclusion under the Sixth Schedule, with local bodies still pressing those demands.
• The lieutenant governor said the visit underscores the Centre’s focus on Ladakh’s development, and the stop will be read as a political signal after months of unrest.