Amid the accusation that the delimitation proposal is divisive, the government has set January 31 deadline to submit recommendations/reservations.Former chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir and NC leader, Farooq Abdullah will submit the objections/concerns before the Commission on behalf of Gupkar Alliance, said sources.Notably, just days before the meeting of the PAGD, Sajjad Lone-led Jammu and Kashmir People’s Conference (JKPC) pulled out of the alliance, attacking Abdullah for taking part in the delimitation process.Terming the participation of the NC as a U turn, Lone, whose party JKPC was rumored to have reached an alliance with the ruling BJP refused the proposal calling it, “totally unacceptable.”Reiterating that the delimitation should take place as per the nationwide census, Tarigami asked, “Why is the government in tearing hurry?”“Since, the Constitutional validity of the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019 has been challenged in the Supreme Court…The government should show some patience,” Said Tarigami.Tarigami had, in August this year filed a prayer, asking the apex court to hear the matter on priority basis.In his petition, Tarigami had argued that the challenge to the constitutional validity “ought to be heard on an expedited basis otherwise the petition itself would be rendered infructuous in view of the irreversible actions of the Centre”.There are over two dozen petitions pending before the apex court, challenging the validity of the J&K Reorganisation Act which divided the state into two union territories – Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh.
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