citizenship bill
12-hour bandh hits normal life in Assam
More than 40 state organisations protest against Citizenship Bill.
12-hour bandh in Assam over Citizenship Bill evokes widespread response
Shops, markets and financial institutions kept their shutters down, while attendance in offices and educational institutions was thin.
Assam: 46 groups sit on rail tracks, burn tyres in protest against Citizenship Bill
Police said demonstrators, who sat on the tracks, were being evicted and police escorts were being provided to public transport vehicles.
Assam protests against citizenship bill intensify
The bill is “unconstitutional and unacceptable”, it will put the identity of local people at stake, said AASU advisor Samujjal Bhattacharya.
Citizenship Bill creates divide in BJP ally AGP
AGP ministers reiterated that they raised the issue very strongly in the Cabinet meeting.
Rajnath Singh in bid to allay Assam fears on citizenship bill
The proposed Citizenship Bill has triggered massive protests in Assam with people accusing it of being discriminatory on the grounds of religion.