Srinagar: The All Events Sikh Coordination Committee (APSCC) in Kashmir on Thursday criticised the Delimitation Fee for not offering any political illustration to the group by the use of reservation of meeting seats.
It additionally appealed to Members of Parliament to hearken to their conscience and oppose the reservation for the members of Kashmiri Pandit group which is predicated on pure spiritual strains.
“The delimitation fee has two vital jobs — to provide illustration primarily based on geography and inhabitants. It’s obligatory and so they can’t ignore that,” APSCC chairman Jagmohan Singh Raina instructed reporters right here.
“However, we now have not been given any illustration. The forthcoming (meeting) elections can be meaningless if the Sikh group will not be given any political illustration,” he stated.
Raina stated the delimitation fee invoice, which has been offered in Parliament the place it must be handed, proposes reservation for Kashmiri Pandits solely as a minority, at the same time as Sikhs additionally represent inhabitants in Jammu and Kashmir.
“How can they ignore that? The Members of Parliament have to see to it clearly as Jammu and Kashmir and Punjab are two border states that are delicate and no inhabitants will be ignored from political illustration, in any other case the results can be not be good for the nation,” he stated, demanding reservation for the group.
The APSCC chairman appealed to all of the MPs to hearken to their conscience and oppose the reservation for the members of Kashmiri Pandit group that’s primarily based on pure spiritual strains.
“We met the Delimitation Fee headed by Justice (Retired) Ranjana Desai twice and projected the calls for however the plea fell on deaf ears. We at APSCC had demanded reservation of some seats in Jammu in addition to Kashmir divisions, however to our dismay and disappointment, no seat has been reserved for the Sikhs of Jammu and Kashmir, thus leaving the group members disenfranchised,” he stated.
Raina stated there are about 10 constituencies in Jammu and Kashmir the place the Sikhs type a serious chunk of votes that may be a deciding issue for any candidate.
“If the BJP authorities doesn’t help us, how will Sikhs help it,” he added.
He additionally appealed to the Sikhs dwelling within the totally different components of world to boost their voice towards this injustice and maltreatment.
Raina stated it’s extremely unlucky that the voices of the group haven’t been heard by successive governments on the Centre in addition to within the erstwhile state.
“Political illustration is of utmost significance and it must be given due consideration. As a result of misrepresentation of group within the political dispensation of Jammu and Kashmir, burning points like minority standing to Sikhs of J&Ok and lack of promotion of Punjabi language are as it’s. Although J&Ok is a union territory, the Nationwide Minority Act has not been prolonged as but because the similar recognises Sikhs as spiritual minority,” the APSCC chairman stated.
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