Uttar Bango Tapsili Jati O Adibasi Sangathan

Uttar Bango Tapsili Jati O Adibasi Sangathan (Northern Bengal Backward Caste and Adivasi Organisation, UTJAS) was a political movement amongst dalits and adivasis in northern West Bengal, India. UTJAS was led by Jugal Kishore Raybir. The movement worked for regional autonomy of areas in norther Bengal, a position that was in opposition to the West Bengal state government. On January 10, 1987, violence broke out at a UTJAS mass rally in Alipurduar, with clashes with CPI(M) cadres and police. After this event, UTJAS lost its prominence. According the the CSDS scholar Yogendra Yadav, the crack-down on UTJAS contributed to the emergence of the militant Kamtapur Liberation Organisation. [ [http://www.indianexpress.com/story/26169.html IndianExpress.com :: Party games ] ]

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