JAMMU, Dec : Taking a strong exception to objections by opposition parties over the recommendations of the delimitation commission, Jammu and Kashmir BJP president Ravinder Raina on Tuesday said the People’s Alliance of Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) has lost public support due to their “misrule” over the years. He also said the BJP is “connecting and not dividing” the people, while opposition PAGD leaders are “poisoning their minds” for petty political gains.
The Delimitation Commission on Jammu and Kashmir has proposed six additional assembly seats for Jammu region and one for Kashmir, while reserving 16 constituencies for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, triggering strong protests from parties such as the National Conference which made it clear that it would not sign the report in its present form.
