Mizoram Governor Kummanam Rajasekharan on Saturday addressed an almost empty ground in the state capital Aizawl on Republic Day, owing to a boycott call given by the NGO Coordination Committee to protest against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill. The panel is an umbrella group of civil society and student organisations.
Only ministers, MLAs and other top government officials were present at the function, the police said, according to Northeast Now. No member of the public attended the event. Just six contingents of the Indian Army participated in the Republic Day parade, compared to around 30 every year.