Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Feb 7: Reiterating his demand for delimitation of the constituencies, JK National Panthers Party chief patron Prof Bhim Singh today alleged that the genuine demand was defeated by the ruling alliance with the tacit support of PDP which has been opposing the delimitation with perfect understanding with NC and Congress.
In a statement, Prof Bhim Singh also sought to clarify that Supreme Court has not put a stop on delimitation of the constituencies in J&K. “The Supreme Court in a writ petition filed by the Panthers Party had upheld the judgment of the J&K High Court that the Constitution of J&K had been amended to withhold delimitation till after the census of 2026 was taken. Secondly, the Congress was never interested in the delimitation except making fool of the electorates in Jammu Pradesh,” he explained, adding that the delimitation did not mean only increase in the number of Assembly constituencies.
“The geographical readjustment of the Assembly constituencies and rotation of the reserved seats are other two important factors of the delimitation and there is no bar on the same, Prof Singh said, adding that the Congress and NC leaders were playing bluff with the people by adjusting geographical units from across the constituency limits and boundaries only to suit them caste-wise, sect-wise or otherwise.
“To minimize the importance of the Buddhists in Zanskar, four halqa-patwars of Kargil were annexed in Zanskar constituency. Similarly, Keran was tagged with Tangdhar only to reduce the Paharies in strength. Keran and Karnah remain cut off for six months from each other. Four halqa-patwars of Reasi District were annexed with Chenani constituency of Udhampur district having no geographical connection at all. There are many such tragic tales to tell but the situation is exploited by political hawks in the ruling parties,” the JKNPP leader explained.
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