Thousands from Assam’s Chutia community staged a torchlight protest in Dhemaji district on Wednesday evening, October 29, pressing for immediate inclusion in the Scheduled Tribe (ST) category.

Demonstrators from across Upper Assam converged in Dhemaji town, marching from multiple points with burning torches and chanting “No ST, No Rest.”

The protest was jointly organised by five Chutia bodies — Chutia Yuva Sanmilan, Chutia Yuva Parishad, Chutia Jati Sanmilan, Chutia Jati Mahila Sanmilan and Chutia Jati Chatra Sangstha.

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Addressing the gathering, Chutia Yuva Sanmilan Dhemaji president Pinku Chutia said, “We have been demanding ST status since 1979. We possess all the features of Scheduled Tribes

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