US EditionRail blockade by Kurmis underway in Jharkhand, train services partially affected
The Kurmi community's rail blockade disrupted over 100 trains across Jharkhand, West Bengal, and Odisha, pressing demands for Scheduled Tribe status and language recognition.
- On September 20, 2025, Kurmi groups organized rail blockades at several stations across Jharkhand, halting train operations as they called for their community to be recognized as a Scheduled Tribe and for the Kurmali language to be added to the Constitution's Eighth Schedule.
- The protests followed prohibitory orders and a September 18 Calcutta High Court ruling declaring the Kurmi blockade illegal, while organizers maintained the stir is peaceful.
- Demonstrators sat on tracks at Rai, Parasnath, and Chandrpura, chanting slogans about neglect despite heightened police vigilance and deployment to prevent violence and ensure safety.
- At least three trains were cancelled, one was short-terminated, and four controlled, while some local trains passed uninterrupted amid rail disruptions across Jharkhand, Odisha, and West Bengal.
- Authorities imposed prohibitory orders with tight security, and political parties including AJSU supported the demands, warning unrest may continue until governments deliver assurances.
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J'khand: Kurmi agitators lift blockade from all but 2 rail stations post Centre's assurance of talks
RANCHI, Sep 21: Agitators from the Kurmi community, who launched a railway blockade in Jharkhand demanding ST status and inclusion of their Kurmali language in the Eighth Schedule, on Sunday withdrew the stir from all but two stations following the Centre’s assurance of a meeting with Union Home Minister Amit Shah to discuss the matter. The agitation at Sini station in Seraikela-Kharswan district will be withdrawn soon, while the one at Pradhan …
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