Srinagar: At the end of their 4-day visit to J & K, the restriction commission on Friday was called the process as a complex problem and not a mere council.
Overcoming a press conference at Jammu and virtually in Srinagar, a member of the Commission revealed that the process will be resolved in a very transparent way and the final draft is put into the public domain to mind and questions after the Associate members are consulted.
However, after discussion with J & K political parties, civil society groups and heads of NGOs, members of the commission, however, signaled the provision of representatives to people belonging to the scheduled tribes and scheduled actors in the J & K assembly in the newly established assembly.
, SUSHIL CHANDRA, Head of the Selection of the Indian Commissioner, who is a member of the Ex-Officio of the J & K Delimitation Commission said: “In the last four days, the Commission met 290 groups in Srinagar, Pahalgam, Karytwar and Jammu.
There is an extraordinary response and people Traveling remotely to meet us.
We listen to every delegation patiently.
“He said that the restriction process” in J & K is a very complex problem and not just mere arithmetic.
” Chander said that official J & K gave them the details of the last census available, namely 2011, Patwar Halqas and the district, population numbers etc.
“In the last census conducted in 2001, there were only 12 districts and the number of districts held now up to 20.
Similarly, there were only 58 teasts, which is currently 270.
We can observe that there is a large-overlap of administrative patwar halqa because People face great discomfort, “he said.
He said that they did not only meet political leaders, but civil society groups, lawyers, individuals, tribes, leaders of local bodies and heads of NGOs as well.
“We are quite happy to see great participation in the process.
I would say that the difficult field was not recognized in previous restrictions carried out in 1995.
The population must be the main criteria for being discarded but priorities will also be an area, geography, topography and also regional communication facilities, “He said.
The assembly chair at J & K was limited in 1963, 1973 and 1995.
The last exercise was carried out by the KKA (Pension) of the Gupta Commission when the state was under the President’s government and was based on the 1981 census, which formed the basis of the country’s election.
In 1996.
There was no census in the state in 1991 and there were no restrictions commissions established by the state government after the 2001 census as assembly J & K has issued laws that put freezing for fresh restrictions to 2026.
“We will Keep in mind the 2011 census.
According to the Law of Delimitation, we must go with the latest census available, “he said.
But he added that ACT guarantees representatives in the SC and ST categories.
For the request of the Head of PDP Mehbooba Mufti has accused that the draft for the restriction process has been prepared, the REPD Head Commission.
Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai said that he assured that the exercise would be transparent in nature and there should be no fear and doubt.
Ex Officio members from the Chander commission further said that they got feedback and draft would be prepared and the same would be included in the public domain before consulting members of the Commission Association to get their views immediately, he said.
The Commission has arrived in Srinagar on July 6 as part of a four-day long visit aimed at meeting various political parties and civil society groups as part of the feedback mission.