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We want complete benefits under the ST status. Besides, over 60 lakh tea garden workers of my community haven’t got the ST status,” she said.On Tuesday, Laxmi had led a protest march at Biswanath, some 230 km from here, and announced a series of agitations till justice is delivered. “Almost 12 years have passed but those who humiliated me are yet to be brought to justice. And now, when his term is ending, the government has come up with the same rhetoric,” alleged Laxmi. Therefore, I ask each Adivasi group not to compromise and continue our fight till justice is served,” she said in the rally.Though Adivasi communities across India enjoy ST status, the community doesn’t enjoy the privilege in the state as the list of ST communities is usually state-specific.In Assam, Koch Rajbongshi, Tai Ahom, Chutiya, Matak, Moran and the tea tribes have been demanding ST status for decades..