Addressing a public assembly in Udhampur, Singh stated: “New constituencies have been created in the BJP office, with the delimitation commission acting only as a rubber stamp.” He stated that the political expediency of the saffron get together slightly than the comfort of the folks was the principle consideration for the fee.
The Delimitation Commission in its draft report has proposed six extra seats for the Jammu area and one for Kashmir. While political events in Kashmir have criticized the fee in favor of Jammu, and therefore the BJP, within the Jammu area too, there’s some discontent.
The important concern of the NPP is relating to the three meeting seats in Udhampur district. Although the draft report just isn’t public, the fee is believed to have proposed one extra constituency every in Kathua, Samba, Rajouri, Reasi, Doda and Kishtwar districts, in addition to a further seat in Kashmir’s Kupwara district. The new meeting constituency in Reasi district, which already has three seats – Reasi, Gulabgarh and Gol-Arnas – will reportedly be created by incorporating areas from Reasi and adjoining Udhampur district.
NPP has a powerful base in Udhampur and Chenani meeting constituencies that are a part of Udhampur district other than Ramnagar. Accusing the delimitation panel of ignoring the demand of backward Pancheri, Mongri and Lander areas of Udhampur district for a brand new meeting constituency, Singh stated: “While the BJP interfered within the functioning of the Delimitation Commission in all of the constituencies, it In a manner so far as district Udhampur is worried, it grabbed its territory… (has been achieved) solely to defeat the Panthers get together, which has turn into a mighty drive within the district.”
Rejecting the NPP’s claims, BJP chief spokesperson Sunil Sethi stated that the delimitation fee labored on the premise of set standards and never in favor of any get together, and BJP would additionally endure badly at some locations. Sethi additionally accused the NPP of performing “at the behest of political parties in Kashmir” so long as it fits its politics.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
