Summary:
Jammu, April 4 (PTI) The Delimitation Commission, which has been tasked to redraw the boundaries of assembly and parliamentary constituencies in Jammu and Kashmir, on Monday began its two-day long meetings with public and civil society for receiving suggestions and objections on its draft delimitation proposal for the union territory.
The Commission on March 14 has put its report in the public domain and invited objections and suggestions from people.
The commission has published its report in the gazettes of India as well as Jammu and Kashmir.
The commission has begun meetings at the Convention Centre here with members of the public, civil society and political parties from all districts of the Jammu region, while a similar public sitting will be held at SKICC in Srinagar on Tuesday, officials said.
It has met 20 such delegations and members of the public from Ramban, Rajouri, Poonch, Kishtwar, Kathua and Doda districts and heard them and received their representations, the officials said.
The members of the public and elected representatives raised various demands in terms of carving out new segments of assemblies and also raised objections about the draft in which various areas have been merged with other areas of assembly and parliamentary constituencies.