Bongaigaon, Nov 9: A massive protest rally shook North Bongaigaon Stadium on Sunday as nearly 50,000 people from the Koch Rajbanshi community gathered under the banner of All Koch Rajbanshi Students’ Union (AKRSU) to press for their long-pending demands.

The rally was held to demand the reorganisation of the historic Kamatapur state, recognition of the Koch Rajbanshi community as an indigenous Scheduled Tribe, and the signing of a peace accord with the Kamatapur Liberation Organisation (KLO).

Leaders of several Koch Rajbanshi organisations , including Manoj Ray, Central President of AKRSU, and Balram Barman, General Secretary, addressed the huge gathering, accusing both the Central and State governments of neglecting the community’s long-standing issues despite repeated assurances.

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