Ranchi, March 20 -- Jharkhand's ST, SC and Backward Class Welfare minister Chamra Linda on Tuesday expressed concern over the proposed delimitation of parliamentary and assembly seats and said that population-based allocation of constituencies could result in a "reduction of seats reserved for Scheduled Tribes" in the state.
Responding to the grant demand of ST, SC, Minority and Backward Class Welfare Department, departmental minister Chamra Linda raised the issue of delimitation to be held in 2026, on which a long debate took place.
Minister Chamra Linda said that in 2002 there was a BJP government at the Centre. Then preparations were made to reduce six tribal seats under delimitation. At that time Shibu Soren had met the PM and present...