After observing hunger strike for four days demanding the inclusion of Ladakh under six schedule of the Indian constitution, students called off their protest for a time being on December 16.
 
The student leaders seek assurance letter regarding safeguards in UT Ladakh from MP Ladakh Jamyang Tsering Namgyal within two days. Failing to which, the students decided to continue their protest. 
 
Rigzin Dorjey, President, Student Organisation for Unified Ladakh said, “The demand we are raising is for the betterment of whole Ladakh, the issue is not just concerned to students only. We are striving for the future of Ladakh and I appeal to every people of Ladakh to understand the issue and raise voice wholeheartedly and openly for a greater cause.”
 
Jamyang Tsering Namgyal visited the students sitting on a hunger strike on December 15.
 
While interacting with the students regarding safeguards in UT Ladakh, he asked the students to end the protest and assured to work on the safeguards of land, job, culture, economy and identity of Ladakh. 
 
Jamyang Tsering Namgyal said, “The Hill Council has the power to regulate, make rules and by-laws and I will request both the councils to execute it.”
 
Tsetan, Advisor, SOUL said, “We the students of Ladakh will resume our protest again if the leaders fail to keep up their promises. We are truly concern about the land, job, culture, and identity of the region and it is sad to see that many try to give a political angle to this demand.”

“If no concrete decision on the safeguards of the region is made we will be requesting support from all the religious organisation to raise the demand unitedly’, he added.
 
The health condition of many students especially the girls worsened during the hunger strike observed in minus temperature.