CAA: Guwahati HC directs Assam govt to restore mobile internet services

Gauhati High Court 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  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. A team of state BJP MLAs led by Chief Minister Sarbananda Sowal will visit New Delhi to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi once situation improves.

A citizen said, "We conducted most of our banking transactions online or through debit and credit cards but over past six days, we have become dependent on cash."

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Internet services have been suspended in Assam since December 11 following protests against citizenship law. re have been massive protests across country to protests against Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA). 

Massive protests have been taking place across country over CAA which was passed in Parliament last Wednesday, after intense discussions in both Houses which went on for more than 10 hours. government has repeatedly claimed that Act is t discriminatory in nature and will t be of any threat to Muslims. Multiple protests have broken out across country against CAA, which allows n-Muslims from Banglesh, Afghanistan, and Pakistan to seek residence in India.

(Inputs from PTI)

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