Archive · 31 Oct 2025
Adivasi Council Warns of Unrest Over SC List Exclusion in Assam
Imagine a group of people in Assam, called Adivasis, who want to be officially recognized by the government in a special category called 'Scheduled Caste'.
This category helps certain communities get more support and rights.
There are 42 Adivasi communities that want this recognition, and they were identified in a government report.
However, it looks like the government might only accept some of them, about 36.
The Adivasi council is very worried about this.
They say this is unfair and goes against a promise made in a peace agreement from 2022.
They are warning that if all 42 communities are not included, people will be very angry and protest all over the state.
They also mentioned that some people are trying to divide the Adivasi movement, which they think is wrong.
The Adivasi Tea Tribe Scheduled Caste Demand Council warns of statewide unrest in Assam if 42 Adivasi communities are excluded from the Scheduled Caste list.
Council leaders urged the government to include all 42 Adivasi communities identified in the expert committee's second report, alongside the 36 from the first report.
Excluding these 42 communities is seen as a betrayal of the 2022 Adivasi Peace Accord, which reportedly mandates their recognition.
The council claims these communities share ethnological and cultural identities with groups already recognized as SC/ST in other states and demand equal treatment.
Leaders also criticized attempts by certain organizations to divide the Adivasi movement by questioning the identity of certain communities.
- Who
- The Adivasi Tea Tribe Scheduled Caste Demand Council and its leaders, including President Dipen Nayak, Chief Advisor Sanjay Kumar Tanti, and General Secretary Daulat Rajowar.
- What
- The council is warning of statewide unrest if 42 Adivasi communities are excluded from the Scheduled Caste (SC) list in Assam. They demand the inclusion of these 42 communities alongside the 36 communities already recommended.
- When
- The warning was issued on October 31st, with the situation related to the government's proposal to the Registrar General of India.
- Where
- Assam, India, specifically mentioned in a press conference in Dhekiajuli.
- Why
- The council claims the exclusion of the 42 communities would betray the 2022 Adivasi Peace Accord, which mandates their recognition under the SC category, and denies them their constitutional rights.
Adivasi Council Demand
Divisive Remarks/Exclusion
Inclusion in SC List
Adivasi Council Demand
All 42 identified Adivasi communities must be included in the Scheduled Caste list as per the 2022 Peace Accord and expert committee reports.
Divisive Remarks/Exclusion
Some organizations, like a faction of the All Assam Adivasi Students’ Association, claim only 36 groups are the 'true Adivasis of Assam,' implicitly advocating for the exclusion of others.
Unity of Movement
Adivasi Council Demand
The Adivasi movement needs unity to fight for the rights of all 42 communities, and any attempt to divide is unacceptable and tragic.
Divisive Remarks/Exclusion
Remarks by David Tirkia questioning the identity of certain Adivasi groups are divisive and counterproductive to the collective struggle for rights.
- Organization
- Adivasi Tea Tribe Scheduled Caste Demand Council
- Location
- Assam, India
- Date of Warning
- October 31
- Communities Affected
- 42 Adivasi communities
- Core Demand
- Inclusion in the Scheduled Caste (SC) list
- Cited Accord
- 2022 Adivasi Peace Accord