Step 1: Read the question:
The question asks for the group in the speaker's mind. We can answer it by looking at who the speaker means by his own people.
Step 2: Identify "my people":
The speaker begins as an Adibasi, so "my people" means the aboriginal or tribal communities of India.
Step 3: Look at the demands:
The speaker asks for protection, for mixing with the rest of society and for reserved seats so that tribals can have a voice. These are all about tribals.
Step 4: Rule out the others:
Workers, religious minorities and farmers are never named as the people being discussed. The speaker even says tribes are not a numerical minority, which removes the minority idea.
Step 5: Check the wording once more:
The speaker says tribes need to be helped to come up to the level of the general population. This kind of help is aimed at a particular community that was left behind. It does not suit a class of workers or farmers, who are not described as dispossessed in the passage.
Step 6: Pick the answer:
Only tribal people fit. The right choice is option 3.
Final Answer:
The group of concern is the tribal people. The answer is option 3.
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