Assam bandh against killing evokes mixed response

Protesters blocked movement of trains on railways tracks and attacked vehicles. Hundreds of bandh supporters were arrested by the police.

12-hour bandh hits normal life in Assam

More than 40 state organisations protest against Citizenship Bill.

Shops, markets and financial institutions kept their shutters down, while attendance in offices and educational institutions was thin.

Police said demonstrators, who sat on the tracks, were being evicted and police escorts were being provided to public transport vehicles.

Narendra Modi had promised ST status to these communities once the BJP came to power.