Repackaged promises: Assam govt selling bitter brew to tea tribe

Samir K Purkayastha
Updated 6:26 PM, 14 November, 2021
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In the run-up to the 2014 general elections, the BJP had promised Scheduled Tribe (ST) status for Assam tea tribe. Nothing has been heard about granting of the promised ST status to the community so far. Photo: PTI

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