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Azad seeks equal distribution of ST seats ‘G-20 media imagination, working on reforms’ 12/21/2021 11:05:31 PM Early Times Report Kishtwar, Dec 21: Breaking his silence on the Delimitation Commission's proposal, senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad refrained from criticising it. "ST seats should be distributed in both regions- between Jammu and Kashmir as the ST population is nearly same in both regions. As far as seats are concerned, two things are taken into account in delimitation- one, population and second, area. When it comes to area, there are three regions in Jammu- Central region, Pir Panjal and Chenab Valley. Chenab Valley is the biggest region. If you see district-wise, Kathua is the biggest followed by Udhampur. So, I hope that these 6 extra seats should be distributed in these three regions- Chenab Valley, Udhampur and Kathua." "There are many far-flung and mountainous regions here. Besides, the areas here are very large. One Council covers 3000-4000 sq. km. They should not be distributed in the cities," he added. On this occasion, he criticised the move to invite objections from the 5 J&K MPs by December 31, contending that they required time at least till January to do a physical verification. Referring to the demarcation of boundaries of Parliamentary or Assembly constituencies, the delimitation process is carried out at regular intervals to ensure that each constituency has approximately an equal number of voters. It is usually done when a state is divided which is the case with J&K, which was split into the Union Territories of J&K and Ladakh. Elections have not been held in the state since the dissolution of the state Assembly on November 21, 2018. Azad on a question related to split in Congress party and his plan to form G20 said that this is all media imagination. “This is the party's internal matter and I am working on reforms within the party. Same reforms were also witnessed earlier during the era of Subash Chander Bose and Mahatma Gandhi,” he added.   Share This News with Your Friends on Social Network     Comment on this Story

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