Dibrugarh, Oct 12: Frustrated by years of unmet promises, Assam’s tea tribes and Adivasi communities are gearing up for a big demonstration in the city here on October 13 even as the local law enforcement is on alert ahead of the demonstration.

The communities have been demanding ST status, a fair daily wage, and land ownership. Following the success of their first major rally in Tinsukia on October 8, which drew a sizeable crowd, the organizers anticipate a good turnout here too, in the ‘tea capital of the country’.

Setting aside their organizational differences, five bodies – the Assam Chah Mazdoor Sangha (ACMS), Assam Tea Tribes Students’ Association (ATTSA), All Adivasi Students’ Association of Assam (AASAA), 36 Janajati Parishad (Council of 36 tribes), and the Chah Jonogusthiyo Jat

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