A day after the Calcutta High Court described the indefinite sit-in protest called in Adivasi Kurmi Samaj on September 20 as ‘illegal and unconstitutional’ and directed West Bengal to take adequate steps to ensure that the public is in no manner put to difficulty or inconvenience, the representatives of samaj on Wednesday called of the agitation.
“Because of the unforeseen situation, we have been forced to call off the agitation (railway blockade). On September 30, we will have a State committee meeting where we will decide the next course of action,” said Ajit Mahato, a leader of Adivasi Kurmi Samaj in West Bengal.
“Thus, we are of the prima facie view that the Samaj and its members cannot hold innocent citizens to ransom by seeking to hold an indefinite protest by blocking the railways and the roadways,” a division bench of Chief Justice T.S. Sivagnanam and Hiranmay Bhattacharyya said.
