Delimitation Commission was formed last year in March to redraw Lok Sabha and assembly constituencies of the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir, and other states.
The PDP president said the Centre was 'railroading' delimitation in J&K with a 'tearing hurry', raising apprehensions about the motives of the exercise.
Associate members of the Delimitation Commission from BJP said geographical considerations for Jammu should be taken into account, as NC members skip meet.
Election Commissioner Sushil Chandra says Delimitation Commission is close to making a broad framework for J&K, delimitation will be completed by March 2021.
In an interview to ThePrint, Nirmal Singh says Kashmir’s population was shown to have increased by 14 lakh in 2011 census, while Jammu’s population was shown to have dropped.
The 15 members include Union ministers Kiren Rijiju and Jitendra Singh, who will assist in redrawing of constituencies of Jammu and Kashmir, Assam, Manipur, Nagaland and Arunachal Pradesh.
Mosques in Rahul Gandhi's Wayanad constituency have designated sections for women to pray, a contrast to North Indian mosques where women are typically not allowed inside.
Companies are borrowing more from banks and public. Economists say high capacity utilisation & growing new orders could set stage for renewed investment push by India Inc.
New Delhi has, in past, too, objected to Chinese construction activities in Shaksgam Valley. Work in this strategic region gathered pace after the 2017 Doklam stand-off.
A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.
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