The delimitation of meeting constituencies in Jammu and Kashmir is part of the BJP’s “larger plan to divide and pit” areas, religions and communities in opposition to one another, PDP president Mehbooba Mufti alleged.
Taking to Twitter, Mehbooba on Sunday mentioned the Centre was “railroading” delimitation in Jammu and Kashmir with a “tearing hurry”, elevating critical apprehensions in regards to the motives of the train.
“The tearing hurry with which GOI (the Government of India) is railroading delimitation in J&K has raised genuine & serious apprehensions about the motives of this exercise. It’s a part of BJP’s larger plan to divide & pit regions, religions & communities against each other,” she mentioned.
The tearing hurry with which GOI is railroading delimitation in J&K has raised real & critical apprehensions in regards to the motives of this train. It’s part of BJPs bigger plan to divide & pit areas, religions & communities in opposition to one another. https://t.co/dbxxi1octD
— Mehbooba Mufti (@MehboobaMufti) February 21, 2021
The Delimitation Commission for Jammu and Kashmir was constituted by the Centre on March 6 final 12 months.
The fee held its first assembly on Thursday to hunt suggestion/views on the method of delimitation in respect of the union territory.
The assembly of the fee was attended by two of the 5 related members – Union Minister Jitendra Singh and BJP chief and MP from Jammu, Jugal Kishore Sharma.
The different three related members of the fee – National Conference MPs Farooq Abdullah, Mohammad Akbar Lone and Hasnain Masoodi didn’t attend the assembly.
The NC MPs knowledgeable the fee that they might not be collaborating in its proceedings because the abrogation of Jammu and Kashmir’s particular standing was pending adjudication earlier than the Supreme Court.
In a letter to Chairperson Delimitation Commission Justice (Retd) Ranjana Prakash Desai, they expressed their incapability to affiliate with the fee.
They additionally urged the chairperson to not go forward with the delimitation course of because the J-K Reorganisation Act, 2019 is below judicial scrutiny within the Supreme Court.
“In our view, the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019 is palpably unconstitutional and has been enacted in disregard and violation of mandate and spirit of the Constitution of India and therefore not to be acted upon,” the MPs mentioned.
“We have thrown challenge to constitutional validity of the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019, exercise of powers where-under the meeting in question is proposed to be held,” they mentioned.
