Following protests the Kurmi community leaders normal functioning was paralyzed in certain pockets of the tribal-dominated districts of Bankura, Purulia, West Midnapore and Jhargram. The
State police sources said that fresh arrest on this count had been Nishikanta Mahato, one of the lead faces of the Kurmi movement in the state. The Kurmis have been demanding Scheduled Tribe status for the people of the community.Nish
Following protests the Kurmi community leaders normal functioning was paralyzed in certain pockets of the tribal-dominated districts of Bankura, Purulia, West Midnapore and Jhargram. The