Members of the North East Students’ Organisation observing black day to mark the third anniversary of CAA
2 years, 3 months ago

Members of the North East Students’ Organisation observing black day to mark the third anniversary of CAA

The Hindu  

GUWAHATI The North East Students’ Organisation comprising eight major student bodies in the region, observed ‘black day’ on Sunday to mark the third anniversary of the passage of the contentious Citizenship Bill. The organisations are Khasi Students’ Union, All Assam Students’ Union, Naga Students’ Federation, Mizo Zirlai Pawl, Twipra Students’ Federation, All Manipur Students’ Union, Garo Students’ Union and All Arunachal Pradesh Students’ Union. The Assam Jatiya Parishad, a regional political party observed it as the day the Centre “cheated” the northeast three years ago. “Our members and supporters staged a two-hour protest against the draconian CAA,” Jagadish Bhuyan, the Party’s general secretary said.

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Students Clash in Guwahati University over CAA
1 year ago

Students Clash in Guwahati University over CAA

Deccan Chronicle  

Guwahati: A clash broke out between the Guwahati University Students' Union and the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad at Guwahati University on Monday where the University Students’ Union along with a few other student organizations had been protesting against the display of black flags and anti-CAA demonstrations within the university premises. The clash coincided with the ABVP State Students’ Leaders’ Conference …

‘Dark day’: India on edge over religion-based citizenship law before polls
1 year ago

‘Dark day’: India on edge over religion-based citizenship law before polls

Al Jazeera  

Protests break out in parts of the country. New Delhi, India — Protests have erupted in parts of India over the Narendra Modi government’s implementation of a controversial citizenship law ahead of national elections, as security forces rushed to areas of the national capital that had previously been epicentres of large demonstrations against the legislation. “The CAA has always been …

Assam students stages massive protest against CAA, threatens to intensify agitation
1 year ago

Assam students stages massive protest against CAA, threatens to intensify agitation

Deccan Chronicle  

Guwahati: The Asom Jatiyatabadi Yuba Chatra Parishad on Tuesday staged a massive protest opposing the implementation of the Citizenship Amendment Act in Assam. Instead, we demand that ILP be enforced in Assam without further delay.” Meanwhile, opposition parties in Assam have sought an appointment with Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his visit to the state later this week to apprise …

Assam witnesses anti-CAA protest ahead of PM Modi’s visit
1 year, 1 month ago

Assam witnesses anti-CAA protest ahead of PM Modi’s visit

Hindustan Times  

Assam witnessed a protest against the implementation of the Citizenship Amendment Act ahead of Prime Minster Narendra Modi’s visit to the state on Saturday. Members of the Co-ordination Committee Against CAA, Assam staged a protest at Guwahati’s Lakhidhar Borah Khetra on Saturday afternoon, and it was attended by Sahitya Academy award winning writer Hiren Gohain and other eminent citizens from …

Tribal organisation to hold black day in Tripura on Jan 8 to protest against CAA
1 year, 2 months ago

Tribal organisation to hold black day in Tripura on Jan 8 to protest against CAA

Hindustan Times  

The Twipra Students Federation, a tribal organisation and member of the North East Student Organisation would hold ‘ Black Day’ at areas in Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council on January 8 as part of their anti-Citizenship Amendment Act protest. in 2019, three persons were killed amidst clashes between police and agitators against the Citizenship Amendment Bill in Triupra’s Khumulwng. …

Anti-CAA protests held across northeast
3 years, 3 months ago

Anti-CAA protests held across northeast

The Hindu  

The northeast on Saturday saw the return of the protests against the controversial Citizenship Act after almost two years. The North East Students’ Organisation, an umbrella body of the State-based students’ groups, observed the second anniversary of the Act as a “black day” on Saturday while the Assam Jatiya Parishad, formed after anti-CAA protests in September 2020, burnt copies of …

Assam students union demands for repealing of Citizenship Amendment Act
3 years, 4 months ago

Assam students union demands for repealing of Citizenship Amendment Act

Deccan Chronicle  

Guwahati: The decision of the Central government to repeal the three farm laws after year-long protests may revive the anti-Citizenship Amendment Act movement once again in Assam with the powerful All Assam Students Union on Saturday asserting that like the three farms law, the Central government will have to repeal the “anti-people CAA”. Pointing out that repeal of the three …

AASU, NESO observe black day to protest against CAA
4 years, 3 months ago

AASU, NESO observe black day to protest against CAA

India Today  

Various organisations in Northeast India will re-launch agitation programmes to protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act from Friday. The North East Students’ Organization will observe Friday as black day across the region as a sign of protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019. NESO, which comprises the All Assam Students’ Union, All Arunachal Pradesh Students’ Union, Khasi Students' Union, Mizo …

Students' organisations in Assam vow to continue anti-CAA protest till law is scrapped
4 years, 3 months ago

Students' organisations in Assam vow to continue anti-CAA protest till law is scrapped

India Today  

While the Centre is preparing to implement the Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019 across the country, All Assam Students' Union and other students' organisations in the north-eastern region have intensified their agitation against the contentious law. North East Students' Organisation -- comprising All Assam Students' Union, All Arunachal Pradesh Students' Union, Khasi Students' Union, Mizo Zirlai Pawl, Garo Students' Union, Naga …

Opposition steps up anti-CAA protests: 'Satyagraha' at Raj Ghat, massive rally in Chennai; demonstrations in Delhi, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Assam
5 years, 3 months ago

Opposition steps up anti-CAA protests: 'Satyagraha' at Raj Ghat, massive rally in Chennai; demonstrations in Delhi, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Assam

Firstpost  

The Opposition on Monday stepped up protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act with the Congress holding a ‘Satyagraha for unity’ at Mahatma Gandhi’s memorial, Raj Ghat in Delhi, and its ally DMK leading a massive rally in Chennai, while scattered demonstrations were held against the contentious law in several states by students and other citizens. The Opposition on Monday stepped …

Anti-CAA protests: Why political parties are hiding behind students
5 years, 3 months ago

Anti-CAA protests: Why political parties are hiding behind students

India Today  

With university students becoming the face of protests, agitation against the Citizenship Amendment Act continues unabated. Curiously, political parties except the Trinamool Congress of Mamata Banerjee have generally been hiding behind the students, though almost all Opposition political parties have instructed their students and youth wings to supply the manpower required to make protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act look …

Protests unabated as North East flocks together against Citizenship Amendment Act to protect unique linguistic and cultural identity
5 years, 3 months ago

Protests unabated as North East flocks together against Citizenship Amendment Act to protect unique linguistic and cultural identity

Firstpost  

Despite no government response to the demands, students across the region continue to protest with full support from their teachers, senior citizens, intellectuals, civil society organisations and the general public. Guwahati: From Assam and Manipur to Arunachal Pradesh and Meghalaya, people across North East have taken to the streets in non-violent protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act, and they have …

CAA protests: Police detain AASU leaders, over 2,000 protesters in Guwahati
5 years, 3 months ago

CAA protests: Police detain AASU leaders, over 2,000 protesters in Guwahati

India Today  

Police had detained over 2,000 protesters and the leaders of All Assam Students' Union who took part in a protest rally 'Gana Satyagrah' organised by the students' union in Guwahati on Wednesday. Thousands of people from different communities, artists, cultural activists, and Assam government employees took part in the 'Gana Satyagrah' to protest against the Citizenship Act, 2019 at Latasil …

Anti-CAA protests: Where most political parties fear to tread, students show opposition and take on government
5 years, 3 months ago

Anti-CAA protests: Where most political parties fear to tread, students show opposition and take on government

Firstpost  

In May 2014, shorn of viable leadership, beset by corruption allegations and governance paralysis, the Congress plunged to an electoral nadir that few had imagined possible, winning just 44 seats in the Lok Sabha. India’s student community has shown the Opposition that it is possible to challenge even this ruthless government and the ruling party on a nationwide scale. The …

North East erupts in protest against Citizenship (Amendment) Bill: SMS, internet suspended in Tripura; protests in Assam, Meghalaya, Arunachal throw normal life out of gear
5 years, 3 months ago

North East erupts in protest against Citizenship (Amendment) Bill: SMS, internet suspended in Tripura; protests in Assam, Meghalaya, Arunachal throw normal life out of gear

Firstpost  

The protests come even as the revised Citizenship Bill excluded all states with an Inner Line Permit and the Sixth Schedule regions in Tripura, Assam, and Meghalaya. An 11-hour North East bandh called by an umbrella body of students’ organisations of the region to protest the Citizenship Bill began at 5 am on Tuesday. A government notification, issued by the …

Protests against Citizenship Bill continue in Assam
6 years, 2 months ago

Protests against Citizenship Bill continue in Assam

Deccan Chronicle  

Guwahati: Protests over the contentious Citizenship bill continued in Assam on Thursday with students, lawyers and doctors raising their voice against the legislation across the state. Krishak Mukti Sangram Samiti, which has been leading the agitation along with its 70 partner organisations, had vowed on Wednesday that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union ministers would not be allowed to enter …

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