An assistant teacher of a government school and one of the lead faces of the Kurmi movement in West Bengal, who was transferred overnight, has now been arrested by the state police on charges of his involvement in attack on the convoy Trinamool Congress national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee.
The Kurmi community's agitation for the Scheduled Tribe status is set to go beyond its traditional stronghold pockets in the Junglemahal area scattered over the three tribal-dominated districts of West Midnapore, Bankura and Purulia.From .
A video has gone viral, where Ajit Maiti, also the Trinamool Congress East Midnapore district coordinator, was seen making such comments during a public rally in the district.
Kolkata, May 6: Besides continuing their ongoing agitations against West Bengal government over their demands for scheduled tribe status, the Kurmi community in West Bengal has opened up a larger movement targeting all political parties.