BJP demands fresh delemitation of constotuencies in J&K

The BJP has demanded a fresh delimitation of constituencies in Jammu and Kashmir. It has claimed that the state’s existing electoral map did not do justice to the aspirations of the people of the Jammu region.
The party pointed out that Jammu region was larger than the Kashmir Valley, both in terms of population and area but still contributed fewer seats to the assembly and the Lok Sabha.

Election be held on schedule
However, the party wants the assembly polls in the state to be held on time. It did not want the delimitation exercise to come in its way.
The party hopes to use the delimitation demand to consolidate its hold in the Jammu region. The ongoing agitation launched by the people for the restoration of the land to the Shri Amarnath Shrine Board, it believes is the result of ‘pent-up feelings’ among them over decades of ‘neglect and discrimination’ at the hands of the successive governments.

Not then but now
The process of delimitation of assembly and parliamentary constituencies was entrusted to the Kuldip Singh Commission by the NDA government in 2002. At that time, however, the NDA government had agreed to exempt Jammu & Kashmir from the delimitation process.