Massive protest across North-east as Amit Shah tables CAB in Parliament

Guwahati witnessed protests across city on Monday as  AACSU and several or organizations voiced against Citizenship Amendment Bill and called a 12-hour shutdown. Though  impact of shutdown was very negligible in Guwahati, cities of upper Assam witnessed a total shutdown including Jorhat, Golaghat, Dibrugarh, Sivasagar, Lakhimpur, Dhemaji, parts of Barak Valley and BT.

All Assam Students' Union burnt copies of bill and hanged effigies of Prime Minister Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah, Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sowal,  Minister Atul Bora, AGPs working President as well as Minister Keshab Mahanta on an electric post, after dragging m through street that led to Raj Bhawan and Chief Minister's residence. It was tragic for many as y witnessed effigies particularly of Chief Minister Sowal, Atul Bora and Keshab Mahanta being dragged out and kicked by protesters from office of AASU, organisation, once led by all three at different intervals. 

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Professor, Acemicians join protests

Earlier in morning, CAB protesters led by AACSU, burnt tyres at prominent places of city like Ganeshguri, abari, Chandmari, Khanapara and also blocked National Highway near ISBT in Lokhra.  students of Gauhati University std a massive demonstration outside main entrance of university. Employees Union of Gauhati University too extended ir support to students. Several professors and acemicians joined protest and expressed solidarity to anti CAB movement. 

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Protest demonstrations were also witnessed in or parts of region. In Agartala, anti-CAB activists blocked main ro and raised slogans against Center and CAB. Demonstrations disturbed vehicular movement in city, even though protesters ensured that emergency services like ambulance and fire can run smoothly. Similarly in Manipur, sit-in demonstrations were held in several places. Led by women, sit-in demonstrations were a blow to Center as Union Home Minister brought ILP provision for Manipur to exclude it from purview of contentious bill. However, protesting organizations of Manipur have me it clear that introduction of ILP will t halt protests. 

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Soon after Union Home Minister Amit Shah tabled Bill in Lok Sabha, Speaking to Republic Media Network, NESO viser and also Chief viser of All Assam Students' Union, Dr Samujjal Kumar Bhattacharya said that this bill will t be accepted in any form. He me it clear that debate is t 'Hindu vs Muslims' or 'Assamese vs Bengalis', but it is a fight to make India and rast in particular free of foreigners, be it of any caste, creed or community. "Save Assam today to save India tomorrow," said Bhattacharya. In evening as debate over bill continued in Lower House, torch vigils were taken out in different parts of Assam. It may be mentioned that even as political parties are giving various colours to bill, people of region, in rast have me it very clear that fight is against all foreigners and it is a fight above religion to save country.

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