The All Saotal Students’ Union (ASSU) held a large-scale protest rally on November 7, pressing for Scheduled Tribe (ST) status for the indigenous Saotal community in Assam. The rally, organised by ASSU’s Central Committee with support from its Kokrajhar District Committee, drew hundreds of demonstrators.

The protest began at Karigaon High School playground and concluded at Jaipur High School playground after a march along National Highway 27. Participants carried banners and shouted slogans demanding justice and recognition for the community, urging both the state and central governments to address long-standing grievances.

ASSU leaders outlined four major demands: immediate inclusion of the indigenous Saotal community in the list of Scheduled Tribes under Article 342 of the Constitution

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