Key Points
Supporters of an ally of the ruling BJP and Opposition parties stepped up their protests against the delimitation proposals in Assam...
According to the draft proposal published by the Election Commission of India (EC), the number of Lok Sabha and Assembly in the State remain unchanged at 14 and 126..
But four Assembly seats have been moved from the general to the reserved categories, and three more seats have been included in the Bodoland Territorial Council...
While the minority-based All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) said the draft delimitation proposal reflected the BJPs bid to polarise voters on religious and ethnic lines, the Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) has opposed the merger of some constituencies held by its MLAs..
We will not accept the merger of Amguri with another constituency which will rob us of our identity, a local AGP leader said.. Supporters of the AIUDF also held protests in southern Assams Barak Valley, demanding that the existing constituencies be untouched...
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