Overview

• KurmI leaders said blockades were lifted at all but two Jharkhand stations, with Sini to be cleared soon and the Pradhan Khanta sit-in continuing until a meeting date is set, according to Sheetal Ohdar.
• Rail operations saw heavy disruption, with officials reporting more than 100 trains affected in Ranchi and Dhanbad divisions and South Eastern Railway cancelling 43 services on September 20 and 12 on September 21 alongside diversions and short-terminations.
• In West Bengal, a Calcutta High Court order deeming the planned blockade illegal drove tight security that limited stoppages, though clashes erupted in Purulia with baton charges and tear gas reported.
• West Bengal Police said they arrested 29 people over violence at Kotshila station and reported at least six injured officers, while Kurmi leaders alleged police excesses.
• The Adivasi Kurmi Samaj announced a new protest in Purulia on September 25 as the community continues to press for ST status and Eighth Schedule recognition for the Kurmali language.