Assam govt to lift curfew and restore internet on Tuesday after anti-CAA protests

In a major relief to residents of Assam, state government on Monday, has anunced lifting of curfew completely from Tuesday. Assam's P.W.D, Health and Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma took to Twitter to anunce that broband internet connectivity will also be restored from Tuesday. Assam has been Centre of anti-CAA protests which started on Friday.

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Anti-CAA protests

Currently, violent protests are rampant across Assam, West Bengal, Delhi and Uttar Presh with university students being lathi-charged by Delhi police after buses were burnt on Sunday. Protests have spre to more places like Chennai, Hyderab, Ahmedab, Pondicherry, Patna in solidarity with students of Jamia Millia University. university has condemned attack and declared holidays after over 50 students were detained by police during protests on Saturday. protest is against Citizenship Amendment Bill amends Citizenship Act 1955 to make refugees who are Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, Parsis and Christians from Afghanistan, Banglesh and Pakistan, eligible for citizenship.

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Bengal & Assam worst-hit protests

situation is most grim in Assam. government has revealed that 136 cases of vandalism & or related crimes have been registered and that police have arrested 190 persons in connection with recent spate of violence. While day-time curfew has been relaxed in Guwahati, internet was sapped throughout state on Saturday. Four people have died in anti-CAA protests, succumbing to injuries due to police firing.

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Similarly in Bengal, sporic incidents of violence reported from have been reported from Nia, rth 24 Parganas & Howrah districts. In retaliation to cut down misinformation being spre around state, internet services suspended in Malda, Uttar Dinajpur, Murshidab, Howrah, rth 24 Parganas and parts of South 24 Parganas, as a precautionary measure by state officials. On Saturday, protesters h set ablaze three railway stations, several trains, and at least 25 buses. Train services too have been suspended from Kolkata to rth Bengal and rth East. Police have arrested 354 miscreants across state.

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