: Delimitation Comm should clear criteria for increasing seats: Azad #IndiaNEWS #State ‘Remote areas of J&K remain neglected’ Excelsior Correspondent GOOL (Ramban), Dec 23: Former J&K Chief

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Delimitation Comm should clear criteria for increasing seats: Azad #IndiaNEWS #State
‘Remote areas of J&K remain neglected’
Excelsior Correspondent
GOOL (Ramban), Dec 23: Former J&K Chief Minister and senior Congress leader, Ghulam Nabi Azad today said that Delimitation Commission must explain the criteria adopted by it to increase assembly seats in the Jammu and Kashmir.
Talking to media-persons at the sidelines of a large public rally at Gool in Ramban district today, Azad said that population and area of the constituency is always considered as the main parameters for creating new Assembly segment. But here in J&K we are unable to understand which criteria has been adopted while increasing seven Assembly seats by the Commission in J&K.
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Azad pointed out that he can understand the reason behind increasing seats in Doda, Kishtwar, Rajouri or Udhampur, because they have large districts, but he was unable to understand the rationale behind increasing one seat in such a small district like Samba where two constituencies already exist. He said the proposal of the Commission regarding increasing seven including six in Jammu and one in Kashmir is facing strong opposition from several parties and groups. They must rethink over it and explain the criteria adopted while carrying out this exercise.
Earlier, addressing large gathering, Azad said hilly and remote areas of Jammu and Kashmir have remained totally neglected by the present regime. It appears that only cities and major towns have remained the priority of Governor and LGs Administration. The far flung areas like Paddar, Marhwa Daccan in Kishtwar, Gool- Gulabgarh in Ramban, Keran, Kupwara, Tangdhar, Shopian in Kashmir, or other remote areas in Doda, Rajouri and Poonch have remained totally neglected.
The people in these areas are facing acute shortage of power and water supply. The condition of roads is worst. There are no doctors or proper health care facilities in the hospitals of these remote areas. The people are facing total neglect. There is no body to listen to their woes. The people are feeling dejected and neglected. They are missing a popular Government and their representatives.
Azad further said that J&K has been pushed about two decades back by the August 5, 2019 decision, when the erstwhile state was disbanded and its special status abrogated. The Government is Delhi wants to continue with the proxy rule in J&K and seems to be least interested in elections. But Congress Party would continue to exert pressure on Union Govt to hold assembly elections after winters.
AICC leader lashed out at the Government for its failure to carry out development activities, address the issue of increasing unemployment and arrest the rising prices of essential commodities.

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