Anti-Citizenship Bill protests: Army deployed in Assam, Tripura; Internet suspended
5 years ago

Anti-Citizenship Bill protests: Army deployed in Assam, Tripura; Internet suspended

The Hindu  

Two columns of the Army were deployed in Guwahati and in Kanchanpur and Manu areas of Tripura on Wednesday as protests against the Citizenship Bill, 2019, continued for the second day. Another column, requisitioned in western Assam’s Bongaigaon district, has been put on standby and the paramilitary Assam Rifles have been deployed in the Ananda Bazar area of Kanchanpur, where the situation remained tense following Tuesday’s protests. As the debate on the Bill commenced in Rajya Sabha, a relatively quiet morning was shattered by violent clashes across Assam’s Brahmaputra Valley, including capital Guwahati. Two Army columns were deployed in Tripura in Kanchanpur and Manu areas while an Army column, requisitioned in western Assam’s Bongaigaon district, has been put on standby. As violence spiralled, Additional Chief Secretary Kumar Sanjay Krishna issued an order suspending mobile internet service because of “probabilities” of such protests “intensifying” and following reports that the “protesters are involved in vandalism”.

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'Will resign even if...': CM Himanta on NRC in Assam amid protests over implementation of CAA
9 months, 4 weeks ago

'Will resign even if...': CM Himanta on NRC in Assam amid protests over implementation of CAA

India TV News  

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday once again supported the National Register of Citizens, saying he will be the first to resign even if one person, who has not applied for the NRC in the state, gets citizenship. ''I am a son of Assam and if a single person who has not applied for NRC in the state …

Tribal organisation to hold black day in Tripura on Jan 8 to protest against CAA
1 year 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. …

Assam illegal immigrants | Supreme Court postpones hearing on challenge to Section 6A of Citizenship Act to December 5
1 year, 2 months ago

Assam illegal immigrants | Supreme Court postpones hearing on challenge to Section 6A of Citizenship Act to December 5

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Monday adjourned a scheduled Constitution Bench hearing on a series of petitions challenging the constitutionality of Section 6A of the Citizenship Act, 1955, to December 5. Section 6A was a special provision inserted into the 1955 Act in furtherance of a Memorandum of Settlement called the ‘Assam Accord’ signed on August 15, 1985 by the then …

1985: Assam Accord signed
2 years, 4 months ago

1985: Assam Accord signed

The Hindu  

Published : Aug 15, 2022 06:00 IST The Assam Accord, a Memorandum of Settlement, signed in the early hours of August 15, 1985, by the Union government, the All Assam Students’ Union and the All Assam Gana Sangram Parishad ended the six-year bloody agitation to detect, disenfranchise and deport “illegal” residents from the State. At the core of the Assam …

Ahead of Assam polls, AASU launches fresh anti-CAA agitation
3 years, 9 months ago

Ahead of Assam polls, AASU launches fresh anti-CAA agitation

India Today  

Ahead of the assembly polls in Assam, All Assam Students' Union has launched fresh protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act in the state. Apart from Guwahati, the students' organisation also held anti-CAA agitations in Biswanath, Jorhat, Sivasagar, Nagaon, Nalbari and other parts of the state. The AASU held the fresh anti-CAA agitation across Assam on Saturday when Prime Minister Narendra …

Assam Assembly Elections 2021 | Waiver of farmer debts, identification of immigrants in Congress manifesto
3 years, 9 months ago

Assam Assembly Elections 2021 | Waiver of farmer debts, identification of immigrants in Congress manifesto

The Hindu  

Waiving off the debts of farmers and beginning the process of identification of illegal immigrants topped the list of promises in the Congress manifesto that former party president Rahul Gandhi released in Guwahati on Saturday. The Congress pledged to take steps to solve the problem of illegal immigrants based on the March 25, 1971 cut-off date as prescribed in the …

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

Thousands Protest in Assam Demanding Repeal of CAA, Draft EIA Notification
4 years, 4 months ago

Thousands Protest in Assam Demanding Repeal of CAA, Draft EIA Notification

News 18  

Thousands of protestors hit the roads across Assam on Monday, demanding the repeal of the Citizenship Act and the draft Environment Impact Assessment Notification 2020. It is also unfortunate how this government has vindictively kept Akhil Gogoi inside jail just to derail the anti-CAA movement," AJYCP's Guwahati unit president Pradip Kalita said while taking part in a human chain in …

Police detain over 100 anti-CAA protesters in Assam
4 years, 10 months ago

Police detain over 100 anti-CAA protesters in Assam

India Today  

The police on Saturday detained over 100 people who protested against the Citizenship Act in Guwahati. Terming the new citizenship law as "unconstitutional, undemocratic," the protesters raised slogans against the Bharatiya Janata Party -led government at the Centre and state. The protesters also demanded the Assam Legislative Assembly to take a decision against the Act. The protesters also demanded the …

How anti-CAA protests distort the truth
4 years, 10 months ago

How anti-CAA protests distort the truth

New Indian Express  

Articles 5-11 of the Constitution clearly lay down the criteria for citizenship. Several amendments have refined the criteria, notably the Citizenship Act of 2003 that defined an illegal immigrant and disallowed citizenship to their progeny. The recent NRC update of 2019 was sanctioned by the Supreme Court.The NRC is a constitutionally mandated decree. Opposing it means opposing the Constitution and …

Anti-CAA movement in Assam looks set to give rise to a new AASU-helmed political party in the state
5 years ago

Anti-CAA movement in Assam looks set to give rise to a new AASU-helmed political party in the state

Firstpost  

The message is loud and clear: Assam is soon going to have a new political outfit born out of the anti-Citizenship Amendment Act movement The message is loud and clear: Assam is soon going to have a new political outfit born out of the anti-Citizenship Amendment Act movement. But it is true that there is a buzz among the people …

Anti-CAA protests a result of people's suspicion about Narendra Modi govt's intentions, says ex-FM Yashwant Sinha
5 years ago

Anti-CAA protests a result of people's suspicion about Narendra Modi govt's intentions, says ex-FM Yashwant Sinha

Firstpost  

The Vajpayee government was never questioned for amending the Citizenship Act in 2003, but suspicion about the Modi govt’s intentions led to nationwide protests, former minister Yashwant Sinha said in Mumbai on Friday Mumbai: The Vajpayee government was never questioned for amending the Citizenship Act in 2003, but suspicion about the current regime’s intentions led to nationwide protests, former minister …

Watch | What's all about NPR?
5 years ago

Watch | What's all about NPR?

The Hindu  

As protests spread all across the country against the Citizenship Act, 2019 and the proposed National Register of Indian Citizens, West Bengal and Kerala suspended work related to the preparation and update of the National Population Register in their respective States. The NPR, a register of residents of the country with demographic and biometric details, was supposed to be prepared …

Opposition slams Centre for trying to 'fool people' over NPR; protests continue in Delhi, Assam over CAA
5 years ago

Opposition slams Centre for trying to 'fool people' over NPR; protests continue in Delhi, Assam over CAA

Firstpost  

Even as protests against the amended citizenship law continued in different parts of the country, the Union government approved a proposal to update the National Population Register The Centre faced strong criticism from Opposition leaders for denying any links between the National Population Register and the contentious National Register for Citizens with Congress, TMC leaders and activists pointing to official …

Citizenship Amendment Act protests Updates: Modi's assurance on NRC hollow, says Pinarayi Vijayan; Gujarat BJP to launch campaign to clear 'misconceptions'
5 years ago

Citizenship Amendment Act protests Updates: Modi's assurance on NRC hollow, says Pinarayi Vijayan; Gujarat BJP to launch campaign to clear 'misconceptions'

Firstpost  

9:04 AM Whatsapp Facebook Twitter CAA concerns all Indians, not just Muslims, AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi The fight against the new citizenship law is “not just the issue of Muslims” but concerns all Indians and there should be a sustained struggle against the legislation, AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi has claimed. You also have to stand in queue and bring documents,” …

Citizenship Amendment Act and National Register of Citizens: The Evils That Aren't - News18
5 years ago

Citizenship Amendment Act and National Register of Citizens: The Evils That Aren't - News18

News 18  

The passage of the Citizenship Amendment Act in both Houses of Parliament has thrown up protests — violent and peaceful — as well as criticisms ranging from unconstitutionality of the CAA to exclusion of certain other refugees to the criminal designs of the CAA-NRC combination. First, it isn’t just Hindus but five other minority religions from Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh …

Protests show govt failed to dispel confusion in significant section of society: LJP
5 years ago

Protests show govt failed to dispel confusion in significant section of society: LJP

India TV News  

BJP ally Lok Janshakti Party said on Friday that protests against the amended citizenship law and NRC make it clear that the Union government has "failed" to dispel confusion among a significant section of society. LJP president Chirag Paswan, whose party had backed the Citizenship Amendment Bill in Parliament, noted that the protests are happening in various parts of the …

Amid anti-CAA protests, BJP deletes its November 4 tweet on NRC
5 years ago

Amid anti-CAA protests, BJP deletes its November 4 tweet on NRC

India TV News  

A tweet by the BJP on November 4 that brought much discomfort and enough cross questioning from the anti-CAA protesters, has quietly been deleted. Congress leader Gaurav Gogoi tweeted five days ago: "Home Minister Amit Shah has stated in his press conference in West Bengal that CAB and NRC go hand-in-hand, Chronologically first CAB for refugees and then NRC for …

Citizenship Act Protests LIVE: Over 30 Detained Over Violence in Old Delhi, Protesters Demand Release
5 years ago

Citizenship Act Protests LIVE: Over 30 Detained Over Violence in Old Delhi, Protesters Demand Release

News 18  

Citizenship Act Protests LIVE: Six people have been killed in anti-Citizenship Act protests across Uttar Pradesh today as protesters clashed with the police in several cities, taking the death toll in the last 24 hours to seven. BJP ally and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has, meanwhile, refused to implement the contentious National Register of Citizens in his state amid …

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

Citizenship Act: Life in Assam back on track as the state remains peaceful
5 years ago

Citizenship Act: Life in Assam back on track as the state remains peaceful

India TV News  

Normal life is back on track in Assam with the state remaining peaceful after several days of violent protests against the new citizenship law. Islamic outfit Popular Front of India's Assam unit chief Aminul Haque and another office bearer were arrested on Wednesday for their alleged role in the violence during protests over the citizenship law, police said. Also, the …

Anti-Citizenship Act protests on Dec. 19 | One dies of alleged firearm injury in Lucknow; two die in police firing in Mangaluru
5 years ago

Anti-Citizenship Act protests on Dec. 19 | One dies of alleged firearm injury in Lucknow; two die in police firing in Mangaluru

The Hindu  

Several protesters hit the roads in many parts of the country — defying prohibitory orders in some States — against the proposed nationwide NRC and the recently passed amended citizenship law. Delhi | 9.30 p.m. 1,200 protesters detained in Delhi, released later Around 1,200 protesters, who staged a protest for scrapping of the amended Citizenship Act, were detained on Thursday …

Citizenship Act: life in Assam back on track as State remains peaceful
5 years ago

Citizenship Act: life in Assam back on track as State remains peaceful

The Hindu  

Normal life is back on track in Assam with the state remaining peaceful after several days of violent protests against the Citizenship Act, 2019. Islamic outfit Popular Front of India ’s Assam unit chief Aminul Haque and another office bearer were arrested on Wednesday for their alleged role in the violence during protests over the citizenship law, police said. Also, …

Hiren Gohain: CAB serves the agenda of Hindu Rashtra
5 years ago

Hiren Gohain: CAB serves the agenda of Hindu Rashtra

The Hindu  

Dr Hiren Gohain has been in the forefront of the protest against the Citizenship Bill in Assam. This Bill has been introduced without regard for the feelings, sentiments and attitudes of the people of Assam, the citizens who are the permanent residents of Assam. It has been imposed by the Bharatiya Janata Party-Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh combine in a unilateral manner …

Assam’s anger
5 years ago

Assam’s anger

The Hindu  

Assam and other north-eastern States of India have raised a red flag against the Narendra Modi government’s midnight tryst with its dream of Hindu Rashtra. The process of updating the NRC kept alive the hope of implementing the Assam Accord of 1985 and identifying all “illegal migrants” from Bangladesh, both Hindus and Muslims, after this cut-off date. The Assam Accord, …

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

Across India, opposition builds against citizenship law
5 years ago

Across India, opposition builds against citizenship law

LA Times  

Students from Jamia Millia Islamia University take part in a protest in New Delhi on Monday. The Citizenship Amendment Bill, which was approved by Parliament last week, has sparked protests across India. Thousands of university students flooded the streets of India’s capital, while a southern state government led a march and demonstrators held a silent protest in the northeast on …

People of Assamese community protest in London against citizenship law
5 years ago

People of Assamese community protest in London against citizenship law

India TV News  

People of the Assamese community in London was joined by other Indians to protest against the amended Citizenship Act outside the Indian High Commission. Demanding revocation of the law, they held a protest gathering against the Act that threatens the linguistic and cultural identity of the Assamese people in Assam, Karuna Sagar Das, a prominent face in the diaspora in …

As anti-Citizenship Amendment Act protests rock Bengal, BJP goes all out to woo Matuas miffed by Assam NRC
5 years ago

As anti-Citizenship Amendment Act protests rock Bengal, BJP goes all out to woo Matuas miffed by Assam NRC

Firstpost  

As West Bengal is rocked by anti-Citizenship Act protests, battle lines have been drawn between the Trinamool Congress and the BJP. The importance of the Matua vote can be gauged by the fact that in 2010, when the Matuas, under their spiritual and community leader Binapani Devi, held a protest demanding citizenship, leaders across the political spectrum — TMC, BJP, …

Anti-Citizenship Act protests: Toll rises to six in Assam; protesters block roads, railway tracks, torch vehicles in West Bengal
5 years ago

Anti-Citizenship Act protests: Toll rises to six in Assam; protesters block roads, railway tracks, torch vehicles in West Bengal

Firstpost  

Protests against the Citizenship Act continued Saturday in various parts of the country, including in Assam, West Bengal, Delhi and Mumbai. An oil tanker driver was killed and his vehicle set ablaze in Assam’s Sonitpur district as protests became increasingly violent on Saturday amid a rail blockade, sit-ins and hunger strikes by different organisations across the state, officials said. West …

CAA protests: Students lay seige to police HQ after violence near Jamia University
5 years ago

CAA protests: Students lay seige to police HQ after violence near Jamia University

India Today  

The protesters agitating against the amended Citizenship Act clashed with police on Sunday evening and set afire DTC buses and a fire tender in New Friends' Colony in south Delhi. pic.twitter.com/mfYIj37YS3 ANI December 15, 2019 09.20 pm: Protest outside police HQ after violence near Jamia University Scores of people gathered outside the old Delhi Police Headquarters to protest the force's …

Assamese in Hyderabad protest new Citizenship Act
5 years ago

Assamese in Hyderabad protest new Citizenship Act

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: People of Assamese origin protested on Sunday at Dharna Chowk against the Citizenship Amendment Act as they fear that 13 lakh Bangladeshi Hindus will be granted citizenship in their state which will dilute the native culture. An Assamese protestor said, “The NRC has clearly shown that there are 19 lakh illegal citizens in Assam. Our culture and our traditions …

Amid protests in North East over Citizenship Amendment Act, US, UK, France, Canada, Israel issue travel advisories
5 years ago

Amid protests in North East over Citizenship Amendment Act, US, UK, France, Canada, Israel issue travel advisories

Firstpost  

Visit of Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe scheduled from 15 to 17 December in Guwahati has also been cancelled and Bangladesh Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen has also cancelled his three-day visit to India Amid protests in the North East against the Citizenship Amendment Act, the US, UK, France, Canada and Israel have issued travel advisories asking their citizens to …

Citizenship Amendment Act and NRC are two sides of same coin; both seek to alienate India’s Muslims
5 years ago

Citizenship Amendment Act and NRC are two sides of same coin; both seek to alienate India’s Muslims

Firstpost  

If the National Register of Citizens is the graveyard of Indian citizenship, the Citizenship Amendment Act 2019 is the graveyard of Indian democracy. The regime might understate and dismiss it on technicalities, but with the passing of the Citizenship Amendment Bill 2019 by both houses of the Indian Parliament, we are being handed a new social contract. If CAA came …

Protests against citizenship law continue in Bengal, road and rail blockade at several places
5 years ago

Protests against citizenship law continue in Bengal, road and rail blockade at several places

India TV News  

Road and rail blockades continued in different parts of West Bengal on Saturday by people protesting against the amended Citizenship Act. The National Highway 34, one of the arterial roads that connect north and south Bengal, was blocked in Murshidabad. In Howarh district's Domjur area, the National Highway 6 was blocked as protester set tyres ablaze and ransacked several vehicles, …

RJD calls for Bihar bandh on Dec 21 in protest against citizenship law
5 years ago

RJD calls for Bihar bandh on Dec 21 in protest against citizenship law

India TV News  

Lalu Prasad's Rashtriya Janata Dal has given call for a Bihar bandh on December 21 in protest against the amended Citizenship Act, alleging that it has blown the Constitution to smithereens. Tejashwi Yadav, Prasad's younger son and heir apparent, made the announcement late on Friday night, urging all political and non-political outfits having "faith in the Constitution and the principle …

Understanding Assam protests: About the need for NRC, not against CAB
5 years ago

Understanding Assam protests: About the need for NRC, not against CAB

Op India  

There are significant protests underway in Assam after the Citizenship Amendment Bill was passed by the Rajya Sabha. — Aniruddha Ghosal December 12, 2019 Thus, it can be safely said that the CAB has significant support even among the Assamese community. Their voices may get drowned by the protesters, however, the results of the General Elections clearly show that the …

Anti-CAA Protests In Assam: Curfew Relaxed In Guwahati Today; B'desh Cancels Ministers' Trips To India
5 years ago

Anti-CAA Protests In Assam: Curfew Relaxed In Guwahati Today; B'desh Cancels Ministers' Trips To India

ABP News  

Guwahati: The curfew imposed in the wake of the protest over the Citizenship Act 2019, has been relaxed on Saturday from 9 am to 4 pm by the administration. The protests broke out in Guwahati and other parts of Assam following the passage of Citizenship Bill 2019 in Parliament on Wednesday, and it becoming an Act thereupon after the Presidential …

With Citizenship Act protests refusing to die in Assam, Centre deploys eight columns of Indian Army, Assam Rifles
5 years ago

With Citizenship Act protests refusing to die in Assam, Centre deploys eight columns of Indian Army, Assam Rifles

Firstpost  

A total of eight columns of the Army and Assam Rifles have been deployed in Assam, including capital Guwahati to control the ongoing violent protests against the Citizenship Amendment Bill and the amended Citizenship Act Guwahati: A total of eight columns of the Army and Assam Rifles have been deployed in Assam, including capital Guwahati to control the ongoing violent …

Continued protests in NE, AASU calls for hunger strike
5 years ago

Continued protests in NE, AASU calls for hunger strike

Op India  

The indefinite curfew which was in force in Assam’s Dibrugarh municipal area following the violent protests against the Citizenship Amendment Bill has been relaxed for five hours on Friday. Reportedly, All Assam Students Union, the prominent students’ body in Assam which is leading the protests against the Citizenship Bill, has called for hunger strike today in Chandmari area of Guwahati. …

CAB protest: Curfew in Assam's Guwahati, Dibrugarh relaxed for few hours
5 years ago

CAB protest: Curfew in Assam's Guwahati, Dibrugarh relaxed for few hours

India TV News  

Curfew in parts of Assam was relaxed for a several hours on Friday amid protests against Citizenship Bill across Northeast. Restrictions in Assam's Guwahati have been relaxed for 7 hours - from 6 am to 1 pm; while curfew in Dibrugarh has been relaxed from 8 am to 1 pm today. Guwahati and Dibrugarh were placed under indefinite curfew even …

Citizenship Bill becomes Act after presidential nod; protests continue in Northeast
5 years ago

Citizenship Bill becomes Act after presidential nod; protests continue in Northeast

India TV News  

The Citizenship Bill, 2019 has now got the president's nod and has now become an Act. According to the Act, members of Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist, Jain, Parsi and Christian communities who have come from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan till December 31, 2014, and facing religious persecution there will not be treated as illegal immigrants but given Indian citizenship. The Act …

CAB protest: US issues travel advisory for its citizens in Northeast
5 years ago

CAB protest: US issues travel advisory for its citizens in Northeast

India Today  

Live blog Assam and the Northeast are up in arms against the Citizenship Amendment Bill that has now become and Act with the assent of President Ram Nath Kovind late on Thursday night. At least two protesters died on Thursday evening when police opened fire on protesters in Guwahati, the epicentre of the massive protests that have brought Assam to …

India CAB: Two killed in protests over controversial citizenship bill
5 years ago

India CAB: Two killed in protests over controversial citizenship bill

CNN  

Guwahati, India CNN — Hundreds of people joined a hunger strike in northeast India after a controversial citizenship bill was approved this week, which opponents worry will marginalize non-Hindu voices in one of India’s most ethnically diverse regions. “The passage of the citizenship amendment bill marks the victory of narrow-minded and bigoted forces over India’s pluralism.” Another leading Congress figure, …

CAB stir rips through nation: Bengal burns, Jamia violence ends in lathicharge, Assam remains on edge
5 years ago

CAB stir rips through nation: Bengal burns, Jamia violence ends in lathicharge, Assam remains on edge

India Today  

Protests against the amended Citizenship Act ripped through the nation as violent agitations reached West Bengal and Delhi even as Assam, which was on boil on Thursday, remained calm. West Bengal Burns Multiple Muslims organisations in West Bengal gave a clarion call to stage protests against the amended Citizenship Act after the Friday namaz. Muslim organisations had given protest call …

Want to assure brothers, sisters of Assam they have nothing to worry after CAB passage: PM Modi
5 years ago

Want to assure brothers, sisters of Assam they have nothing to worry after CAB passage: PM Modi

India TV News  

Against the backdrop of violent protests in Assam opposing the Citizenship Bill, Prime Minister Narendra Modi assured the people of the state on Thursday that they have nothing to worry about the new law. In a series of tweets, in both Assamese and English, the prime minister said he personally and the Central government are "totally committed to constitutionally safeguard …

Citizenship (Amendment) Bill: Kashmir model imposed on Assam, says Opposition
5 years ago

Citizenship (Amendment) Bill: Kashmir model imposed on Assam, says Opposition

The Hindu  

Condemning the deployment of paramilitary forces and suspension of the Internet in Assam and Tripura, Opposition leaders said the Kashmir model was being imposed in the northeast by the Modi government. Rajya Sabha MP and Congress Assam State president Ripun Bora said, “The situation in Assam is worse than in Kashmir. Union Minister and Dibrugarh MP Rameswar Teli said that …

Anti-CAB Protests: Mobile internet, messaging services withdrawn in Meghalaya
5 years ago

Anti-CAB Protests: Mobile internet, messaging services withdrawn in Meghalaya

India TV News  

The Meghalaya government on Thursday withdrew mobile Internet and messaging services across the state for the next 48 hours due to deteriorating law and order situation triggered by protests over contentious Citizenship Bill, officials said. The district administration in the state capital has also clamped curfew in areas under two police stations in view of the "serious" deterioration of law …

Top news of the day: Anti-Citizenship (Amendment) Bill protesters defy curfew in Assam, Supreme Court dismisses Ayodhya review pleas, and more
5 years ago

Top news of the day: Anti-Citizenship (Amendment) Bill protesters defy curfew in Assam, Supreme Court dismisses Ayodhya review pleas, and more

The Hindu  

People defied curfew in Guwahati to protest against the Citizenship Bill as the situation remained tense throughout Assam, with the Army conducting flag march in the city. | Understanding the Citizenship Bill, 2019 Abdul Momin was one of the first foreign leaders to respond after Home Minister Amit Shah referred to ‘atrocities’ against Hindu women in Bangladesh during 2000 to …

Assam CAB protests: Angry mob sets BJP MLA Binod Hazarika’s house on fire, other property of BJP leaders vandalised
5 years ago

Assam CAB protests: Angry mob sets BJP MLA Binod Hazarika’s house on fire, other property of BJP leaders vandalised

Op India  

Protests rage on in Assam for the fourth consecutive day against the Citizenship Amendment Bill, 2019 which sailed through both the Upper and Lower house and awaits the President’s assent before becoming a law. As the protests swell, an angry mob in Assam’s Chabua district has set BJP MLA Binod Hazarika’s house on fire and went on the rampage torching …

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