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Ranchi, Feb 26 (UNI) The Jharkhand Janadhikar Manch today marched to Raj Bhavan here expressing concern over the Delimitation Commission's proposal to reduce SC/ST seats besides exclusion of dome town areas in Ranchi and Jamshedpur from scheduled areas.

Hundreds of JJM activists from diffrent districts gathered at the historic Morabadi ground and took out a rally that culminated near the Raj Bhavan.

The rally then turned into a public meeting where several speakers expressed their views.

Later on a delegation led by JJM president Jagdish Lohra met Governor Syed sibtey Razi and handed over a memorandum.

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