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As the delimitation exercise looks set to enhance the number of seats in Jammu and Kashmir assembly for Jammu, bringing it at par with Kashmir, there is a renewed demand for the statehood for Jammu region among various native parties, even as the BJP continues to enjoy widespread support, reports
Yawar Hussain
Jammu political leaders
With the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) sweeping in all of the five predominantly Hindu districts of Jammu in the recently held District Development Council (DDC) elections, the region’s politics is precariously poised. Together with the BJP’s ultra-nationalistic politics, the region is also witnessing a surge in demand for a separate statehood excluding Kashmir.
NC MPs to skip Delimitation Comm meet
NC MPs to skip Delimitation Comm meet
Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Feb 17: National Conference MPs led by party president Dr Farooq Abdullah today informed the Delimitation Commission for Jammu and Kashmir that they wouldn’t participate in its proceedings as the abrogation of the erstwhile State’s special status was pending adjudication before the Supreme Court.
In a letter to Delimitation Commission chairperson Justice (Retd) Ranjana Prakash Desai, Abdullah, Hasnain Masoodi and Muhammad Akbar Lone expressed their inability to associate with the commission.
They also urged him not to go ahead with the delimitation process as the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019 is under judicial scrutiny.