Congress will fail to revive itself by stoking protest against CAB: Jitendra Singh

Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Ministry of Development of rth Eastern Region Jitendra Singh on Thursday said that Congress will fail in its attempts to revive itself by ding fuel to  protests against  Citizenship Amendment Bill (CAB) in rth East.

" misleing statement me by Congress leer Rahul Gandhi yesterday regarding rth Eastern region tends to fact that Congress is trying to fish in troubled waters of Brahmaputra. y are trying to revive ir fortunes through that but it is t going to happen. y tried to lever support of certain disgruntled elements of society," Minister said. 

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Speaking about misinformed protesters in rth East, Singh said, "In certain sections, re is a lack of understanding about Citizenship Amendment Bill. people who went to protest are our own people. y will be taken care of. new law is t going to affect anybody versely. Our elected representatives are trying to allay ir concerns," he ded. 

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Under Curfew, mobile and internet services suspended 

In wake of on-going protests, Assam's capital city Guwahati and its district Dibrugarh have been placed under indefinite curfew till furr orders after pass of CAB in Rajya Sabha on Wednesday.  ministration has also suspended mobile Internet services for 24 hours from 7 pm on Wednesday in ten districts of state - Lakhimpur, Tinsukia, Dhemaji, Dibrugarh, Charaideo, Sivasagar, Jorhat, Golaghat, Kamrup (metro) and Kamrup. 

Government of Tripura h also suspended mobile, internet and SMS services for 48 hours as a precautionary measure to prevent "transmission of fake ims videos and texts" and to prevent ethnic clashes in state. services h been suspended from 2 PM on Tuesday. 

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Citizenship (Amendment) Bill

Citizenship Amendment Bill seeks to grant Indian citizenship to n-Muslim refugees from Pakistan, Banglesh, and Afghanistan. Through this bill, Indian citizenship will be provided to members of Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist, Jain, Parsi and Christian communities, who have come from three countries to India till December 31, 2014, to put an end to m being treated as illegal immigrants in country. Bill was passed by Lok Sabha with a roaring majority of 311 votes in favour and 80 against it and subsequently it was passed in Rajya Sabha as well with 125 votes in favour.

(With ANI inputs)

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