Key Takeaways
- The delimitation exercise in Assam triggered a joint protest by 11 opposition parties.
- Mallikarjun Kharge received a formal representation demanding broader consensus.
- The memorandum will be submitted to the Election Commission of India for further action.
New Delhi: Leaders of as many as 11 Opposition parties met Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge here and raised their objections over the ongoing delimitation exercise in the Northeastern state.
The delegation of Opposition parties led by the state unit of Congress met Kharge at his residence here last night and handed him a representation in this regard.
“Leaders of 11 Opposition parties, along with AICC General Secretary Jitendra Singh Alwar, Congress Party’s Deputy Leader (Lok Sabha) Gourav Gogoi, and other Assam Congress members, handed over a representation to Kharge.
They expressed collective objections to the delimitation exercise in the state, urging broader political consensus,” said Kharge.
The Congress chief said a memorandum in this regard will be given to the Election Commission of India.
“This issue will be taken up in all appropriate forums. The delimitation exercise in Assam needs wider acceptance and consensus within the political spectrum,” Kharge wrote in a tweet on Friday.
Among the leaders from the Opposition parties who met Kharge was Assam Jatiya Parishad President Lurinjyoti Gogoi.
Last month, the Election Commission of India published the draught proposal for delimitation of Assembly and Parliamentary Constituencies for Assam as provided for in Section 8-A of the Representation of the People Act, 1950.
