CAA protests: Situation improves drastically in Assam, internet services restored

Internet services, which were suspended across Assam on December 11 in view of ongoing protests over Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA), was restored on Friday. Internet services were suspended after massive protests h erupted across state over amended citizenship law.

On December 16,  suspension of internet services was extended for ar 24 hours in 10 districts, including Lakhimpur, Tinsukia, Dhemaji, Dibrugarh, Charaideo, Sivasagar, Jorhat, Golaghat, Kamrup (Metro) and Kamrup. Assam Police h reported that situation has improved drastically in region.

RE | Mobile Internet Services In Assam To Be Restored On Friday

" situation in State has improved immensely. We thank people of Assam for following spirit of law. Day curfew has been withdrawn in Guwahati from 0600hrs of December 16. Night curfew would remain from 2100 hrs till 0600 hrs next day," Assam Police tweeted.

Meanwhile, mobile internet and SMS services have been suspended in Luckw till December 21 amid CAA protests.

RE | CAA: Guwahati HC Directs Assam Govt To Restore Mobile Internet Services

HC directs govt to restore internet service

Gauhati High Court h directed  Assam government to restore mobile internet services by 5 pm on Thursday. A division bench of Justices Majit Bhuyan and Saumitra Saikia gave direction after hearing four PILs filed by journalist Ajit Kumar Bhuyan and vocates Boshri Gogoi, Randeep Sharma, and Debakanta Doley. Mobile and broband internet services were suspended on evening of December 11, following incidents of violence during protests against amended Citizenship Act. Broband services have alrey resumed in Assam. court observed that it is open to state authorities taking steps to curb dissemination of "explosive messs, video" on various social media platforms which may have a tendency to incite violence and destructions affecting public safety.

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On Wednesday, state industry minister Chandra Mohan Patwary said Popular Front of India’s state unit chief Aminul Haque has been arrested in connection with involvement in attack on Dispur secretariat (Janata Bhawan) on December 11. minister h also said that curb on mobile internet will continue for some time as situation is t yet congenial for restoration of services. 

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(With inputs from ANI)