Guwahati, May 11: The Delimitation Commission today resorted to a damage control exercise following the widespread agitation in Assam over its reported “final draft”.

In a statement issued by the commission, it called upon the people of the state not to get agitated over what were only draft proposals.

The All Bodo Students’ Union and several other frontal Bodo organisations had crippled rail and road traffic on Wednesday and yesterday to protest against the commission’s proposal to de-reserve the Kokrajhar parliamentary seat.

The All Assam Students’ Union (AASU), on the other hand, has demanded that the delimitation process be kept in abeyance till the publication of the National Register of Citizens.

A statement issued by the secretary of the commission, Shangara Ram, today clarified that the reported “final draft” was actually tentative draft proposals.

The statement said the proposals had been sent to members for their “consideration and dissenting notes, if any”. It added that these proposals were in no way final .

Explaining the procedure, the Commission said it would, after receiving the views of the members, publish the draft proposals in local newspapers for the public to send in their objections and suggestions.

“After that, public sittings will be conducted by the Commission in Assam during the second fortnight of June to consider the objections and suggestions received from the public.”

The draft will be finalised only after that, the statement said. All “genuine concerns” would receive “full consideration” before the delimitation order was finalised.

The Assam Jatiyatabadi Yuba Chatra Parishad today said the delimitation exercise should be kept in abeyance till the last illegal immigrant was detected and deported. The organisation demanded that all Assembly seats be reserved for indigenous people only.