Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, June 13: Prof. Bhim Singh, chief patron, National Panthers Party has dashed a strong reminder/letter to Dr Manmohan Singh, the Prime Minister of India seeking his urgent attention to appoint Delimitation Commission for the delimitation of Assembly and Lok Sabha constituencies after census 2011 has been notified by the Government of India.
In his letter addressed to Dr Manmohan Singh, Prof Bhim Singh thus wrote; “This is in reference to denial of delimitation of the Assembly and Lok Sabha constituencies in J&K since 1975. CMP signed among the alliance political parties in J&K in 2002 had expressly agreed (item no.22) in the Elements of a Common Minimum Programme for Coalition Government of Jammu and Kashmir that Delimitation Commission shall be set up in J&K immediately”.
He reminded the PM that the meeting was held at the official residence of Sonia Gandhi at the time of finalization of CMP. The CMP was signed by Dr Manmohan Singh, on behalf of the Indian National Congress, Mufti Mohd. Sayeed, himself, Yousuf Tarigami in the presence of Sonia Gandhi. Dr Manmohan Singh addressed a press conference with all the coalition partners promising among other things to hold delimitation of Assembly Constituencies in J&K and constitute a Minority Commission in order to give full protection to the minority and safeguard their rights in J&K.
Adding, he said that Congress in J&K failed to stand to their promise which included extension of Scheduled Tribe Status to the Pahari speaking population of the State.
He has written through this letter he has sought personal intervention of the PM with a hope and trust so that the people of J&K do not suffer any more from continuous discrimination.
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