Kurmis to be kept out of UCC, says West Bengal CM; promises to withdraw old cases
Suvendu Adhikari says government will fulfil promises made to community ahead of Assembly polls
West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari announced that the Kurmi community would be kept outside the scope of the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) and promised to withdraw old cases registered against members of the community during protests under the previous Trinamool Congress government. The Kurmis, a prominent community in West Bengal's Jangalmahal region, have been demanding Scheduled Tribe (ST) status and inclusion of their language in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution.
Adhikari also pledged to support the recognition of the Kurmali and Rajbanshi languages and allocated ₹50 crore for the Kurmi Development Board.
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