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A few Kurmi organisations in Bengal and Jharkhand had called for indefinite blockades from Wednesday to press for the community's demand for Scheduled Tribe status
The Bengal chief minister, in Jhargram on Tuesday, held two separate meetings with leaders of the tribal and Kurmi communities, which are at loggerheads with each other over the Scheduled Tribe tag
After the meeting that lasted for over an hour, Kudmi leaders also expressed satisfaction. “The chief minister heard all our demands and assured us. We are happy,” Kudmi leader Rajesh Mahato said.