Jamshedpur, Jan. 31 -- Tribal organisation Kolhan Adivasi Samanway Manch (KASM) has sought Jharkhand Governor Santosh Gangwar's intervention to stop the upcoming municipal elections of urban local bodies (ULBs) in areas under the Fifth Schedule, alleging violation of the Constitution, people aware of the matter said on Saturday.

The municipal elections are scheduled to be held for 48 ULBs in Jharkhand on February 23, and the results are scheduled to be declared on February 27.

"We have written a letter along with a charter of demands to the Governor because he is the custodian of the Constitution and tribal rights in the state. Though Part IX-A, which is linked to the municipal bodies, has been added to the Constitution through the 74th...