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PAGD likely to challenge Delimitation Commission in Supreme Court

PAGD likely to challenge Delimitation Commission in Supreme Court

Politics
Peoples Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) on Tuesday said that it will explore the possibility of challenging the ‘deeds’ of Delimitation Commission in the Supreme Court of India. While talking to news agency Kashmir News Trust over phone from Jammu, PAGD Spokesperson, Muhammad Yousuf Tarigami said that if the proposal of the Commission to grant six seats to Jammu and one to Kashmir is finalized, it will find ways and means to challenge the Commission in the Supreme Court of India. “We will do it if Delimitation Commission’s proposal becomes a reality. Earlier, also the exercise of the Commission was challenged in Assam and we will explore all the possibilities and will challenge the Commission in the court of law what it has done in Jammu and Kashmir. Pertinently, almost all...

Delimitation Game Shows RSS Design of Playing Sectarian and Communal Politics: Soz

Politics
Prof. Saifuddin Soz, former Union Minister on Tuesday said that the entire process of Delimitation in Jammu and Kashmir smacks of a conspiracy hatched by the RSS to change the demography of the State and ultimately install a Hindu Chief Minister in Jammu and Kashmir. He said that RSS seems to have succeeded in making the J&K Delimitation Commission propose six additional Assembly seats for Jammu and only one seat for Kashmir. “This recommendation of the Commission goes against the most crucial criteria for Delimitation that is population and the same attitude shows the Commission itself in extremely poor light,” he said. Soz said that the census of 2011 shows the population of Kashmir as 69,07,623, Jammu as 53,50,811 and Ladakh as 2,90,492. “The official website of the Mini...

Watch- 1 Additional Seat for Kashmir, 6 for Jammu; Is Delimitation Proposal Biased?

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The Delimitation Panel on Monday has proposed six additional seats for the Jammu region and 1 for Kashmir Valley in its first paper- a draft proposal for allocation of constituencies. This addition will take the total number of assembly seats in Jammu to 43 and Kashmir Valley to 47. The Panel has proposed 9 reserved seats for Scheduled tribes and seven for Scheduled Castes. The Associate members have been asked to submit their suggestions by Dec 31 Watch Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=84g9ZBE4UuI The delimitation panel has also sought reservations for Kashmiri Pandits who have been demanding a floating constituency seat on the Sikkim pattern The commission headed by a former supreme court judge, Justice (retired) Ranjana Desai is responsible for reserving a designat...

Militants fire at naka party of forces in Soura, Srinagar

REGIONAL
SP Hazratbal along with CRPF men were at naka point, police retaliated; militant receives injury, but fled: Official Vehicle-borne militants fired at a joint team of police and CRPF at a naka point in Soura area of Srinagar on Tuesday and it was believed that a militant received injury in retaliation, officials said. An official told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that a team of police led by SP Hazratbal along with CRPF men were checking vehicles at Naka point in Soura area. “Militants fired at the joint party in which no police or CRPF men were injured. In retaliation, probably one militant received injury but escaped. We are following vehicle borne militant,” the official said—(KNO)

Central Government Blocks 20 YouTube Channels, 2 Websites Under New IT Law

INDIA
The central Government has ordered 2 Kashmir-related websites and 20 YouTube channels to be blocked under the new information technology rules notified this year, a ministry of information and broadcasting statement said on Tuesday. “The channels were used to post divisive content in a coordinated manner on topics like Kashmir, Indian Army, minority communities in India, Ram Mandir, General Bipin Rawat, etc,” the ministry said. Among the 20 YouTube channels ordered to be blocked are those launched by The Naya Pakistan Group (NPG), operating from Pakistan, having a network of YouTube channels, that have a combined subscriber base of over 35 lakh. Their videos have had over 55 crore views. Among the YouTube channels blocked are The Punch Line, International Web News, Khalsa Tv, The ...

Pakistan Army starts construction along LoC in Teetwal sector, India objects

INDIA, REGIONAL
Indian Army Tuesday objected to a ‘construction’ being started by Pakistan Rangers along Line of Control in Teetwal sector in frontier north Kashmir’s Kupwara district, official sources said. They told GNS that Indian Army after noticing an ‘unusual activity of construction’ by Pakistan Rangers close to the border, showed its displeasure asking the Pakistan Rangers to stop the ‘unwarranted construction’, using loudspeakers. A senior police officer in the meantime told GNS that the ‘construction’ has stopped in the area. “They had started constructing some structure on the other side of the border which however fell within 500 mtr range from this side”, the officer said. “As a general protocol no side is allowed to do any sort of construction unless either of the side is intimated ...

Darul-Uloom Deoband opposes raising marriage age for girls

INDIA
The Darul-Uloom Deoband, a renowned Islamic seminary, has voiced its opposition to the Centre’s decision to raise the marriage age of girls from 18 to 21 years. This comes after the Khaps of western Uttar Pradesh declined to accept the decision and announced that they would convene a Maha Panchayat to discuss the issue. Deoband’s senior officials have said that the decision seems to have been taken ‘in haste and must be reconsidered’. Jamiat Dawat Ul Muslimeen’s patron Ishaq Gora said that if the Union government wants to make it a law, “then they should have consulted the religious heads of all faiths”. He further said that “India is a country where people follow and obey religious heads more than the government.” He stated, “Our government has the right to make any law. Bu...

Two Minors Die After Falling Into Water-filled Pit in Gagal Lolab

REGIONAL
Two children have died after falling into a water-filled pit in Chakdar Mohalla Gagal in Lolab in north Kashmir's Kupwara district this afternoon. Reports reaching GNS said that two children Mustafa Ahmad Bhadana, 6, son of Mohammad Qasim and Sumaiya Akhter, 6, daughter of Abdul Kareem fell into a deep pit stored with water, dug by a local contractor. The minor duo was evacuated and rushed to Sub-district Hospital Kupwara where both of them were however declared as brought dead on arrival. A police official confirming the incident told GNS that investigations have been initiated into the matter. (GNS)

On New Years Day, JKPAGD to Hold Protest Against the Delimitation Proposal

Politics
The People's Alliance for Gupkar Declaration reiterating that the Delimitation proposal was unacceptable said that it will stage demonstrations in Srinagar on January 01. The Spokesman of the amalgam, Mohammed Yusuf Tarigami said that the PAGD will hold a peaceful protest demonstration in Srinagar on January 1, 2022 at 11am against the proposal of delimitation commission. M Y Tarigami was addressing a Press Conference after PAGD meet in Jammu

Gupkar Alliance parties to meet today, first time since Sajad Lone’s JKPC pulled out from alliance

Politics
The People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) will hold a meeting at the residence of the chairman Farooq Abdullah in Jammu today. Two days before the meeting, Sajad Lone led the Jammu and Kashmir People’s Conference (JKPC) pulled out of the People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) on Sunday. PAGD’s last meeting took place in August last when the leaders adopted a resolution to restore the constitutional position of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh under Articles 370 and 35A. The constituents of the PAGD as well as their party leaders had met at Jammu and Kashmir National Conference chief Farooq Abdullah’s residence in Srinagar on August 24. Notably, leaders from constituent parties had for the first time attended the meeting of PAGD since its formation two years back....
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