Kurmi community threatens econ blockade

The people of the Kurmi community today threatened to launch economic blockade in Jharkhand if the community was not enlisted in the category of Schedule Tribe.
Hundreds of people under the banner Kurmi Sena, Kurmi Samaj and similar organisations took out a procession in Sakchi locality here and burnt the effigy of Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghuvbar Das.
A leader of the community, Harmohan Mahato and the President of Kurmi Sena Shailendra Mahato alleged the concerned Union Ministry have been advocating against the inclusion of the Kurmis, who represent a large population of the state, in the Schedule Tribe category.
"We strongly oppose such move the government as the condition of Kurmis on account of education, economic, socio-political condition remained bad," they claimed while demanding for inclusion of Kurmis in the Schedule Tribe category.

The community leaders threatened to move court and launch economic blockade in the state to mount pressure on the government in support of the demand.