| Opposition parties protest against delimitation report, seek its rejection | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, May 17: Several opposition parties and social organisations, today jointly held a strong protest demonstration and silent dharna in front of Election Commission office, here today, seeking rejection of the delimitation report, terming it as biased, politically motivated and against basic norms and ground situations of connectivity and contiguity.
Senior leaders of Congress, National Conference, PDP, CPI(M), CPI, IDP Shiv Sena, Akali Dal (Badal), ANC besides some social organisations like Statehood Mission, Desh Bhagat Yaadgar Committee, JMF and others, which was coordinated by All Parties United Morcha (APUM).
The protestors raised slogans and carried placards against the Delimitation Commission and demanded rejection of delimitation report terming it totally biased and politically motivated at behest of ruling BJP and against all basic norms and ground realities of geography, topography, population and other physical features and public convenience.
Leaders of different political parties and organizations rejected the delimitation report in one voice and said that their joint struggle shall continue against the biased report. The political parties have their respective stated positions on different issues but are unanimous in their opposition to the report of the delimitation, which is highly objectionable biased and contrary to the basic norms, said Sheikh Abdul Rehman (EX-MP). Ravinder Sharma-Chief Spokesperson said that the report is not acceptable to almost all non-BJP political parties in the present form which needs to be reviewed before its acceptance, if the government is interested in doing justice to the people and hold free and fair elections.
Sunil Dimple lambasted the BJP and the delimitation panel for doing injustice with the people of each district and region and different sections of society in the delimitation. The report is highly biased and against the people which needs to be rejected and reviewed in order to do justice with the people. He said that our struggle for statehood shall continue till the goal is achieved. |
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