Anti-Citizenship Amendment Bill strike, protests disrupt life in Tripura
5 years, 1 month ago

Anti-Citizenship Amendment Bill strike, protests disrupt life in Tripura

The Hindu  

Strike calls and protests on Monday against the introduction of the Citizenship Amendment Bill in the Lok Sabha severely disrupted normal life and business mainly in areas under the Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council. At least 10 teachers of the Ratanpur and the Birchandrapur high schools in Khowai district received injuries in attacks allegedly by supporters of the Indigenous Peoples Front of Tripura — which is an ally of State’s ruling BJP. The Joint Movement against Citizenship Amendment Bill, a conglomeration of indigenous forums and student groups, gave a call for an indefinite strike across the State. The Tripura United Indigenous Peoples Council led by former extremist leader Ranjit Debbarma called a 50-hour bandh in the TTAADC.

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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. …

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. …

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, …

Anti-Citizenship (Amendment) Bill protests rage through Assam, two killed in police firing
5 years ago

Anti-Citizenship (Amendment) Bill protests rage through Assam, two killed in police firing

The Hindu  

Violent protests against the Citizenship Bill, 2019, continued across several districts in the Brahmaputra Valley on Thursday with an indefinite curfew imposed in Guwahati, Dibrugarh and Tezpur. Five persons, including a police officer, sustained bullet wounds when a mob attacked the house of Adivasi BJP leader and Union Minister Rameshwar Teli in Duliajan late on Wednesday. Meanwhile, panic buying of …

Citizenship Bill: India military deployed to Assam and Tripura and internet shut down as protests rage
5 years ago

Citizenship Bill: India military deployed to Assam and Tripura and internet shut down as protests rage

CNN  

CNN — Troops have been deployed to India’s ethnically diverse northeastern states of Assam and Tripura, amid violent protests against the passing of a controversial and far-reaching law that offers a path to Indian citizenship for non-Muslim minorities from three neighboring countries. People walk past vehicles set on fire by demonstrators protesting against the Citizenship Amendment Bill in Guwahati, India, …

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 …

CAB protests in Northeast: Tripura remains tense but peaceful
5 years ago

CAB protests in Northeast: Tripura remains tense but peaceful

India Today  

The Northeast state of Tripura remained tense but peaceful on Wednesday, as widespread protests spread to tribal areas. But by late evening as Rajya Sabha passed the contentious Citizenship Amendment Bill, Tripura got some respite as the protesting bodies called off the strike. Addressing media, after his meet with CM Biplab Deb, Anthony said, "We are not just asking for …

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 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 …

12-hour bandh in Northeast in protest against CAB; Manipur suspends stir
5 years, 1 month ago

12-hour bandh in Northeast in protest against CAB; Manipur suspends stir

India TV News  

The 12-hour Northeast bandh called by an umbrella body of students' organisations of the region to protest against the Citizenship Bill began at 5 am on Tuesday. The North East Students' Organisation, backed by various other bodies and political parties, will observe the shutdown till 4 pm against the Bill which was introduced in the Lok Sabha on Monday. Parties …

Tripura tribals take out mammoth rally against Citizenship Bill
5 years, 11 months ago

Tripura tribals take out mammoth rally against Citizenship Bill

The Quint  

Agartala, Jan 30 Several tribal parties led by the Congress held a joint rally near here on Wednesday to protest against the Citizenship Bill. Led by Congress General Secretary in-charge of Sikkim Pradyot Kishore Manikya Debburman participants in the rally held 20 km from here -- the headquarters of Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council -- unitedly planned to obstruct …

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