Dibrugarh, Oct 29 (PTI) Thousands of people from Assam’s Chutia community on Wednesday staged a torchlight protest march in Dhemaji district to demand immediate inclusion in the Scheduled Tribe category.

Protesters from across the Upper Assam district gathered at Dhemaji town, marching from different locations in the evening.

The demonstration, jointly organised by five Chutia organisations – Chutia Yuva Sanmilan, Chutia Yuva Parishad, Chutia Jati Sanmilan, Chutia Jati Mahila Sanmilan and Chutia Jati Chatra Sangstha – saw agitators marching through the town with burning torches while chanting slogans of ‘No ST, No Rest’.

Addressing the gathering, Chutia Yuva Sanmilan Dhemaji president Pinku Chutia said: "We have been demanding ST status since 1979, as we have all the features of schedul

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