“Soon after the Parliament had passed the J&K Reorganization Act, 2019 on 9th August, 2019, I had imagined that ‘Kashmir Centric’ events would follow, one after the other! Now that the Election Commission of India has appointed its nominee for the proposed Delimitation Commission, I want to say a couple of things that should be appreciated for the possible implications. Since I am not a lawyer, I want to deal only with the political aspects of the new development,” statement reads.

 

“First of all, my appeal to the people of Kashmir is that they should decide to organize their argument, democratically and constitutionally. They will succeed, that way only! The other is that, I want to remind the people that the Constitution of Jammu and Kashmir which forbade Delimitation till 2031 is no longer in existence.Click Here To Follow Our WhatsApp ChannelThe Delimitation Commission has to increase the number of seats in the Union Territory of J&K by 7 seats. The implication lies in the distribution of seats between Jammu and Kashmir!,” statement issued to KNS said.

 

“Since there is no democratic forum in existence, at the moment, the distribution of seven seats could carry an element of arbitrariness, also. In my opinion, the best course available to Union Home Ministry is to wait for a democratically elected Legislative Assembly, where the subject will be discussed to be followed by the decision. Otherwise, the system can suffer considerable tension,” he said.

 

Meanwhile, reportedly, two senior politicians –Muzaffar Hussain Baig and Syed Altaf Bukhari are going to Delhi with their own schedule of work, statement reads.

 

“I wish both leaders decide to meet PM and HM, may be separately and discuss the question of Delimitation with them, on priority,” he said. (KNS)