Assam Erupts in Mass Protests Over Citizenship Bill

Guwahati, December 8, 2019:

The state of Assam is echoing with the slogans of “Withdraw the Citizenship Amendment Bill”. The northeastern state witnessed an uproar a day ahead of the Citizenship Bill’s final call on Monday.

Several parts of Assam saw widespread protests by the indigenous people demanding withdrawal of CAB. In Sivsagar’s Demow, members of the Tai Ahom Body and its youth arm staged a demonstration chanting slogans against the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the current Assam government. They burned the effigies of Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal, Finance & Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) leader Atul Bora.

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A mass rally was carried out in Demow, which condemned the current leaders in power for accepting the “Jati destroying bill”.

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In Dibrugarh’s Moran, several civil and social organisations blocked the National Highway 37 and shouted slogans against Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Assam CM Sonowal and Himanta Biswa Sarma for accepting the Citizenship Bill.

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The All Assam Students’ Union (AASU) in Dibrugarh also vandalized a regional office of the AGP. The angry protesters created a mayhem inside the office of the state’s largest regional party. The AASU members can also be seen arguing with the local-level AGP activists at the office, and demand answers from them on CAB.

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AASU members in Guwahati today greeted Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal with black flags. The members of the student body waved black flags at the CM’s convoy as it was passing in front of their headquarters (Swahid Bhawan) and shouted slogans denouncing Sonowal and the BJP for the implementation of the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill.

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The Citizenship Amendment Bill has become one of the most controversial moves of the Government and has been heavily frowned upon by the indigenous people of the Northeast region.

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