J&Okay delimitation panel shares revised draft report with affiliate members

By PTI

NEW DELHI: The Delimitation Commission, mandated to redraw meeting constituencies in Jammu and Kashmir, on Friday circulated a revised draft report back to its affiliate members incorporating some adjustments prompt by them.

Five Lok Sabha members from Jammu and Kashmir — Farooq Abdullah, Mohammad Akbar Lone and Hasnain Masoodi of the National Conference and Jugal Kishore Sharma and Jitendra Singh of the BJP — are the panel’s affiliate members.

They had prompt varied adjustments to the sooner draft report of the panel. The panel had met on Thursday and accepted a lot of the options after due consideration, sources mentioned.

They mentioned the reworked draft incorporating the options was circulated to the 5 affiliate members on Friday.

In their objections and options, the members had urged the panel to “redraw” some meeting seats. Their options concerning Habba Kadal seat in Srinagar and Suchetgarh seat in Jammu have been accepted.

The fee has additionally agreed to not rename Inderwal meeting seat, sources mentioned.

The Delimitation Commission on Jammu and Kashmir is headed by former Supreme Court decide Ranjana Prakash Desai, with Chief Election Commissioner Sushil Chandra and the State Election Commissioner of Jammu and Kashmir being its ex-officio members.

The affiliate members have been requested to answer the newest draft in every week’s time.

Later, the fee will put the draft in public area to get options from folks. It was lately given a two-month extension until May 6 to finish its activity.