The Delimitation Commission has shared the second draft proposal with its members, triggering widespread political reaction in Jammu & Kashmir. Most of the regional parties have rejected it outrightly. Hakeem Irfan Rashid explains some of the work done by the panel since its formation in 2020 and the political reaction to the proposals. When was … Read more
The People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) on Tuesday met here and one of its senior leaders said the current situation in Jammu and Kashmir and the recommendation of the Delimitation Commission, set up to redraw the union territory’s assembly seats, will be discussed. The meeting of the alliance of five Jammu and Kashmir-based mainstream … Read more
Fearing isolation from the democratic process ahead of the next Assembly elections, Kashmir‘s traditional rulers, Farooq Abdullah‘s National Conference (NC) as well as Mehbooba Mufti‘s Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), will be for the first time meeting with the Delimitation Commission during its first visit to Jammu and Kashmir, beginning Tuesday, July 6. Both the mainstream … Read more
The delimitation commission will visit Jammu and Kashmir between July 6-9 and interact with political parties, public representatives and officials of the Union Territory to gather “first hand” information of the mega exercise to carve out new constituencies, the EC said on Wednesday. A decision in this regard was taken after a meeting of the … Read more