Baripada: People of the Kudumi community have again raised their demand for Scheduled Tribe tag for them and decided to observe Mayurbhanj bandh May 7.
Activists of Kudumi Sena (Odisha) held a press conference at Baripada stadium here Saturday.
State Kudumi Sena president Jaimuni Mohant, district unit president Durgacharan Mohant, district women unit Sabita Mohant and district executive president Mamata Mohant put for their demand and stated that a six-hour Mayurbhanj bandh will be observed.
Thousands of Kudumi people from various parts of Keonjhar, Sundargarh, Jajpur, Dhenkanal, Angul, Deogarh, Sambalpur and Balasore districts will take part in the bandh.
They alleged that the government has taken no step over the demand for ST status to Kudumis despite repeated reminders. The bandh is the last resort to pressurise the government, they added.
