Centre calls all-party meet on J&K delimitation

Saturday, 19 June 2021Newsdesk

In what could be a renewed — and more substantive — push to the political process in Jammu and Kashmir after the District Development Council (DDC) elections, the Central government has reached out to mainstream parties in the Valley for a meeting next week to discuss the delimitation exercise or the process of redrawing constituencies in the Union Territory.

New Delhi, 19 June 2021

As per news report of The Indian Express, this could mark the first step towards conducting Assembly elections. People’s Democratic Party (PDP) President Mehbooba Mufti Friday confirmed to The Indian Express that she had received a call to join a meeting with the “top leadership” in New Delhi on June 24. But it was not confirmed if all members of the mainstream coalition — the People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) — would join the meeting, she said. Just eight days ago, in what were the first signs of forward political movement, National Conference President and PAGD Chairperson Farooq Abdullah had said they were open to talks with the Centre. “We have not closed any doors or options… If they invite us, then we will decide at that time,” he had said after a meeting of the PAGD on June 10.

Source -The Indian Express