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JAMMU: Leaders of various political parties from Nagrota, in a joint press conference held here on Tuesday, unanimously rejected draft proposal of the Delimitation Commission, which has suggested creation of new constituencies in J&K without taking people of the area in confidence. “The norms, criteria and ground realities besides aspirations of people seem to have been ignored in delimitation draft,” Basher Ahmad Kohli, President JCB, Tractor & Dumper Union, Nagrota said while addressing media.
“We are surprised over the kind of divisions, clubbing of certain areas ignoring ground realities and worst inconvenience in most areas. This is certainly not as per needs, wishes and aspirations of people,” said Kohli, adding that report seems to be framed behind closed doors without thinking about hilly and plain terrains, aspirations of people and communities. He said that people of Nagrota constituency always remained on forefront for maintaining communal harmony and brotherhood but the delimitation commission has ignored them. “Name of Gandhi Nagar constituency, which was built on the name of Father of Nation Mahatma Gandhi and is one of the major constituencies of Jammu division, has been removed which is not acceptable. Similarly, Sidhra and Majalta areas of Nagrota constituency have been clubbed with Jammu. Rajouri and Poonch assembly seats from Jammu region are included in Anantnag Lok Sabha constituency without taking people of area into confidence,” he said. Believing that entire delimitation exercise is a part of a major ploy, he suggested the members of Commission to reframe their report with fresh inputs after taking people of concerned assemblies into confidence.
Others present on the occasion included Thoru Ram Block president NC Nagrota, Ch Rehmat Ali BDC Chairman NC, Ch Hamid Vice President PDP, Vijay Sharma Congress Block President Nagrota and Subash Thappa President BSP Nagrota constituency.