A massive protest was staged by thousands of Adivasi and tea-tribe community members at Hukan Pukhuri playground in Tinsukia, highlighting long-pending demands related to rights and welfare. The gathering saw participation from tea-garden workers, youth groups, women, and community leaders who expressed frustration over what they described as years of neglect and unfulfilled promises. Protesters raised slogans and addressed the crowd, calling for immediate government action to resolve their issues.
The primary demand of the demonstrators was the granting of Scheduled Tribe (ST) status to Adivasi and tea-tribe communities, which would provide constitutional safeguards, reservations in education and employment, and improved access to welfare schemes. They also demanded land pattas for landless families, increased wages for tea-garden workers, better housing, healthcare facilities, and proper implementation of development programs. The large turnout underscored growing political pressure on authorities to address the community’s social, economic, and political concerns without further delay