As the reports of the Delimitation commission’s proposal reached the Kashmir valley, the regional parties reacted promptly in one voice calling the proposal “unacceptable”.
The chief of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) chief Mehbooba Mufti tweeted, “My apprehensions about the Delimitation Commission weren’t misplaced. They want to pitch people against each other by ignoring the population census & proposing 6 seats for one region & only one for Kashmir.”
Omar Abdullah, the former JK chief minister, and National Conference Vice president called the Delimitation proposal unacceptable.
He wrote on his Twitter handle, “The draft recommendation of the J&K delimitation commission is unacceptable. The distribution of newly created assembly constituencies with 6 going to Jammu & only 1 to Kashmir is not justified by the data of the 2011 census.
He added in another tweet, “It is deeply disappointing that the commission appears to have allowed the political agenda of the BJP to dictate its recommendations rather than the data which should have been it’s only consideration. Contrary to the promised “scientific approach” it’s a political approach.”
The People’s Conference and Apni Party who showed disappointment on the proposal of Delimitation commission.
People’s conference president Sajad Lone said it’s a shock to those who believe in democracy. He tweeted, “The recommendations of the delimitation commission are totally unacceptable. They reek of bias. What a shock for those who believe in democracy.”
“J&K Apni Party rejects the proposal of the delimitation commission. This is outrightly unacceptable to us. Apni Party demands a fair delimitation exercise without any bias, taking population and districts as the base. We strongly demand the GoI to intervene,” the party added.
The meeting was held today at Ashok Hotel in New Delhi. They said, adding that the panel has proposed seven additional assembly seats for Jammu and Kashmir. The total number of assembly seats after this addition will be 43 in Jammu and 47 in Kashmir.
The panel has also proposed nine seats for Scheduled Tribe and seven for Scheduled Caste.