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A BREWING STORM

Around a hundred prominent Koli leaders of Gujarat went into a huddle in Saurashtra’s Bhavnagar in late June to discuss the ‘welfare and development’ of fisherfolk in the state. Convening under the aegis of the All Koli Samaj of Gujarat, they decided to hold a grand convention to press their political demands, including a wider representation for Kolis in the state government. The meeting assumes particular significance given the resentment brewing in the community against the ruling BJP.

The Kolis have been angry with the Vijay Rupani government ever since Cyclone Tauktae hit the Gujarat coast on May 18, causing massive devastation that badly hit their livelihoods. According to the state government, 187

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