Overview

• Agitators lifted the blockade at most stations after the Union Home Minister’s office assured talks with Amit Shah, protesters said.
• Sini station is set to see the protest withdrawn soon, while the sit-in at Pradhan Khanta in Dhanbad will continue until a meeting is scheduled.
• Thousands demonstrated under the Adivasi Kurmi Samaj banner, occupying tracks despite prohibitory orders across multiple districts.
• Indian Railways said more than 100 passenger trains were cancelled, diverted or short-terminated in the Ranchi (SER) and Dhanbad (ECR) divisions.
• The movement seeks Scheduled Tribe status for the Kurmi community and recognition of the Kurmali language in the Constitution’s Eighth Schedule.