Kurmis block tracks, roads demanding ST status in Bengal

September 20, 2022 12:08

WB CM Mamata Banerjee

Agitators from the Kurmi community on Tuesday blocked railway tracks and a national highway in West Bengal to press for their demand for Scheduled Tribe (ST) status.

Train services in South Eastern Railway's Adra and Kharagpur divisions were partially affected due to the blockade, a railway official said. The agitators squatted on railway tracks at Nimdih and Kustaur in Adra division and Khemasuli in Kharagpur division from 5 AM, affecting the movement of passenger and goods trains, he said. They also blocked a national highway in Purulia, a state government official said. PTI

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