Sirohiya was arrested on Tuesday. The media fraternity and political leaders have condemned the arrest, calling the move a breach of the constitution and abuse of state power.
People from the Kurmi community in West Bengal continued their Rail Roko protest in Purulia for the second day on Wednesday over their demand for Scheduled Tribe status.
Ranchi: BJP, JMM MLAs protest at assembly demanding inclusion of Kurmis in ST category ANI | Updated: Mar 16, 2021 16:55 IST
Ranchi (Jharkhand) [India], March 16 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and ruling Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) party MLAs held a protest at the State Assembly premises in Ranchi on Tuesday demanding the inclusion of Kurmis in the Scheduled Tribes (ST) category. For many days, we have been demanding the inclusion of Kurmi caste in the Scheduled Tribes category. We want the state government to work on it soon, Indrajit Mahato, BJP MLA from Sindri told media persons.
There has been a long-standing demand for the inclusion of Kurmis in the ST reservation category.