Excelsior Correspondent
KATHUA, June 9: Former minister and District Congress Committee (DCC) president Kathua, Dr Manohar Lal Sharma today pitched for constitution of Delimitation Commission in the State in order to remove the regional discrimination and to give equal political empowerment to all the three divisions of the State.
While addressing workers’ meeting of block Kandi, at Dyalachak in Billawar constituency, DCC president said that the delimitation exercise will ensure equitable representation in the State Assembly from all regions of the State. He said that Congress party since long is pressing for lifting of ban on the freezing of delimitation process up to 2026 by the then NC Government in 2002.
He further said that in 2006, the former Chief Minister, Ghulam Nabi Azad, had convened a meeting of all parties to seek consensus for delimitation and after discussing it in Cabinet pushed a Constitution Amendment Bill in the Assembly but unfortunately it was not passed due to lack of strength in the Assembly.
Sharma pressed the demand of two more additional assembly constituencies in district Kathua which will rise its number to 7 from 5 constituencies at present. Manohar said the entire Kandi area above National Highway should be made separate Assembly constituency. He also pressed for forming of new Assembly constituency comprising of Lohai-Malhar and Macheddi areas of Billawar and Bani Assembly segments. He also suggested that Assembly segments should be increased from 2 to 3 in Samba district by making Ghagwal Sub Division in to a constituency.
During the meeting people of Kandi areas demanded for setting up a Degree College for Kandi area to which Dr Sharma said that he will raise their genuine demand of the people and also assured them once congress forms Government in the state he will make sure that demand of people be fulfilled.
Prominent among those who spoke/ were present in the meeting included Capt Tara Chand, Sudesh Kumar, Surinder Singh, Capt Raghubir Dass, Karamchand Khajuria, Kamal Sharma, Dalbir Sethi, Chamail Singh, Ashok Kumar, KL Khajuria and Joginder Sharma.
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