The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Assam Pradesh displayed a welcome gesture towards the orientation of the delimitation draft released by the Election Commission of India (ECI), stating it to a favourable proposition in terms of the interest of the indigenous people of the state.
ECI Publishes Delimitation Draft For Assam
While addressing the media in Vajpayee Bhawan, Political Secretary of the Chief Minister and Parliamentarian Pabitra Margherita defined the delimitation draft as a protective shield for the Assamese community.
He further stated that the draft has championed the aspirations of people across the Barak, Brahmaputra valleys and catered to the political domination quotient of the Bodos ,the Karbis and other ethnic pockets of the state.
Margherita claimed that the draft has lead to an increase of ST reserved seats from previous 16 to 19 and an increase in SC reserved seats from previous 8 to 9, apart from an increase in seats in Karbi Anglong from previous 4 to 5 and an increase in BTR from previous 12 to 15 seats.
Meanwhile, Barpeta Congress MP Abdul Khaleque on June 21 took to Twitter and said, ”Delimitation draft of Assam constituencies is total unscientific. It violates delimitation guidelines for political reasons. Officially it’s draft of the Election Commission of India, but practically it’s of Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma. Administrative units has been broken unnecessarily.”
