5-member NC delegation to meet Delimitation Commission in J&K, Mehbooba Mufti's PDP to skip

Mehbooba Mufti’s PDP will skip the meeting with the delimitation commission in Jammu & Kashmir. Mehbooba’s stand comes a day after the Gupkar Alliance expressed “disappointment” with the meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Delhi.

Srinagar: A five-member delegation of the National Conference (NC) will meet the Delimitation Commission, arriving on a four-day visit to Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday. According to reports, the Omar Abdullah-led party has nominated Abdul Raheem Rather, Mohammad Shafi Uri, Mian Altaf Ahmad, Nasir Aslam Wani and Sakina Ittoo to meet the delimitation commission at a hotel here. They will represent the party and put forward their viewpoints and suggestions before the commission, a National Conference leader said. The commission has allotted 20 minutes to each party to put forth their views about the delimitation process in Jammu and Kashmir, the NC leader said.