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Tension rises in Jharkhand over Kurmi demand for ST status, tribal groups warn of protest
The Avenue Mail
|September 16, 2025
Political and social mobilisation has intensified in Jharkhand over the demand for granting Scheduled Tribe (Adivasi) status to the Kurmi caste.
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While Kurmi organisations are preparing for a series of agitations in Jharkhand, Odisha, and Bengal, tribal groups are strongly opposing themove, raising fears of a possible confrontation.
At a massive protest in Delhi's Jantar Mantar last week, Kurmi outfits announced a "Rail Roko-Rasta Roko" agitation, vowing to continue the movement indefinitely until their demand is met.
"Our struggle will go on until Kurmis arerecognised astribals," the organisations declared.
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