He added that a movement demanding formation of an autonomous council by combining the four tribal dominated districts — Jhargram, West Medinipur, Bankura and Purulia of West Bangal and the three districts — Keonjhar, Myurbhanj and Sundargarh of Odisha, will soon start.Bhattacharya added that tribals in the seven districts of West Bengal and Odisha Jharkhand are similar. Since the tribal communities are still exploited, a separate autonomous council is essential to protect their interests.Party’s central spokesperson Manoj Pandey also asserted that the tribal-dominated districts of West Bengal and Odisha bordering Jharkhand need a separate autonomous council to improve the tribals’ living standards. “Vrihad Jharkhand is still on our agenda, and hence, the demand for an autonomous council will be intensified to pave way for our long time demand of Vrihad Jharkhand,” said Pandey.
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