As per reports, the All Bodo Students Union (ABSU) along with several allied tribal organisations took out a torchlight rally in Kokrachar town on Thursday (27 November) to protest Assam cabinet’s decision to grant Scheduled Tribe (ST) status to six communities in the state.

The protesters, mostly students and youth, took to the streets of the town carrying placards and banners condemning the government’s decision.

• They raised slogans demanding the withdrawal of the decision, alleging that it undermines the interests of indigenous tribal communities.
• Other organisations that joined the protest include the Coordination Committee of Tribal Organisations of Assam, Tribal Sangha, Boro Samaj, Rabha and Garo students body.