: Scroll interview: Why Kashmiri MP Hasnain Masoodi thinks J&K delimitation is unconstitutional #IndiaNEWS This month, the Jammu and Kashmir Delimitation Commission is expected to submit a much-anticipated

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Scroll interview: Why Kashmiri MP Hasnain Masoodi thinks J&K delimitation is unconstitutional #IndiaNEWS
This month, the Jammu and Kashmir Delimitation Commission is expected to submit a much-anticipated report. It is the new electoral map of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. Drafts of the report created a furore in the Kashmir Valley earlier this year – it had allotted six additional assembly seats for Hindu-dominated Jammu and only one for Muslim-majority Kashmir. Critics pointed out the new distribution did not seem to be based on any of the premises for seat allocation, whether it was population or the remoteness of a region. In the Valley, many accuse the commission of doing the bidding of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party, which has a large base in Jammu, and of disempowering Muslims in the Valley.Jammu and Kashmir has not had an elected government since 2018. In August 2019, the former state was stripped of autonomy under Article 370 and split into two Union Territories. The Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act of 2019 also mandated the delimitation exercise. The Centre has suggested delimitation could be a precursor to elections in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir.The three-member commission, which was formed over two years ago and submitted its report after two extensions, is headed by Justice Ranjana Desai....Read more

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