Ahead of 2021 Assembly Polls, Adivasi Kurmi Samaj to Protest Against Bengal Govt, Centre for Not Fulfilling ST Status Demand
4 years, 5 months ago

Ahead of 2021 Assembly Polls, Adivasi Kurmi Samaj to Protest Against Bengal Govt, Centre for Not Fulfilling ST Status Demand

News 18  

The Adivasi Kurmi Samaj in its committee meeting on Thursday decided to hold a series of rallies and protests against the Centre and the West Bengal government for not fulfilling their long-pending ST status demand and for keeping the Cultural Research Institute report on hold since 2018. “Today we had our state committee meeting and we have decided to raise our long pending demands of ST status, development in Jangalmahal, employment to the Kurmi samaj youths and immediate release of Cultural Research Institute report which is kept on for two years,” Ajit Mahato, one of the influential leaders of Adivasi Kurmi Samaj said. Kurmi community’s support would be very crucial for any political party in West Bengal as out of nearly 42 assembly seats in Jangalmahal – Kurmi dominates in nearly 16 seats. In all the rallies, the Kurmi Samaj leaders have decided to highlight Jharkhand poll results in 2019 and the consequences for ignoring Tribal issues.

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Kurmis enter poll fray in Jangalmahal to push for ST status
10 months ago

Kurmis enter poll fray in Jangalmahal to push for ST status

The Hindu  

With the Trinamool Congress and the BJP remaining silent on the demand of the Kurmis for inclusion in the Scheduled Tribes list, the community members, under the aegis of the Adivasi Kurmi Samaj, are contesting the Lok Sabha election in West Bengal’s Jangalmahal region as Independent candidates. The Adivasi Kurmi Samaj has fielded its chief adviser Ajit Mahato from Purulia, …

Inconclusive: Kurmi community after meeting Bengal chief secretary
1 year, 11 months ago

Inconclusive: Kurmi community after meeting Bengal chief secretary

India Today  

Members of the Krumi community in West Bengal, who are demanding Scheduled Tribe status for themselves, met the state’s chief secretary. The meeting was scheduled after members of different Kurmi organisations squatted on the Kharagpur-Tatanagar and Adra-Chandil sections of the South Eastern Railways in West Bengal to press for their demands a few days ago. The protestors withdrew their agitation …

Why are Kurmis Protesting in Bengal, Jharkhand? News18 Explains Demand for ST Status Amid Train Woes
2 years, 6 months ago

Why are Kurmis Protesting in Bengal, Jharkhand? News18 Explains Demand for ST Status Amid Train Woes

News 18  

Train services of South Eastern Railway were affected in two of its divisions as people belonging to the Kurmi community have been blocking two railway stations in West Bengal for three days. However, in 2004, the Jharkhand government recommended that the Kurmi community be added to the list of STs rather than Other Backward Classes, according to a report by …

Train services hit as Kurmis stage stir in Bengal demanding Scheduled Tribe status
2 years, 6 months ago

Train services hit as Kurmis stage stir in Bengal demanding Scheduled Tribe status

Hindustan Times  

A ‘Rail Roko’ protest launched by members of the Kurmi community on Tuesday in Purulia district of West Bengal continued for the second day over their demand for Scheduled Tribe status. Agitators from the Kurmi community block railway tracks to press for their demand for Scheduled Tribe status, in West Bengal on Wedneday, Sept. 21, 2022. The protest was mainly …

"SP is late in wooing non-Yadav OBCs, the people want an NDA government," says Apna Dal (S) chief Anupriya Patel
3 years, 1 month ago

"SP is late in wooing non-Yadav OBCs, the people want an NDA government," says Apna Dal (S) chief Anupriya Patel

India Today  

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Sarna Dharma, ST Status: Bengal's Kurmis Have a List of Demands, and Ignoring Them May be Foolhardy
4 years, 4 months ago

Sarna Dharma, ST Status: Bengal's Kurmis Have a List of Demands, and Ignoring Them May be Foolhardy

News 18  

It would be naive to overlook their might in Bengal’s Jangalmahal. Since 1977, they had blWith a nearly 38-40 per cent vote share, meet the ‘Kurmis’ or ‘Kudmis’ in Jangalmahal that comprises Jhargram, Purulia, West Midnapore and Bankura. Sources say that to some extent, the Kurmis are pleased with TMC chief Mamata Banerjee who formally made ‘Kurmali’ an official language …

The Left has to be driven out
13 years, 11 months ago

The Left has to be driven out

Hindustan Times  

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