Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Tuesday said that the Government of India is committed to holding Assembly elections in JK Union Territory soon after the Delimitation Commission (DC) will complete its exercise.
“In the August 15 speech, Prime Minister of India Narendera Modi stated that the Delimitation Commission was working on a fast-track basis. Earlier, the country’s Home Minister Amit Shah stated on the floor of the house that statehood will be granted to JK at an appropriate time,” the LG said addressing a press conference on the sidelines of a function at SKICC.
The LG said that soon after the DC will complete its exercise, Assembly elections will be held in JK.
Pertinently, the LG said that the number of Assembly seats will go up from the existing 83 to 90 in JK.
Interestingly, during its visit to JK, the Delimitation Commission members had stated that the process of delimitation was not a mere athematic. Replying to a query, whether there was a possibility of any impact on JK in the wake of the Taliban takeover in Afghanistan, the LG said that the Foreign Minister of India has already made a speech in the Parliament over the issue and people should stick to the speech.
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