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Northeast bandh over Citizenship Amendment Bill, massive protest in Assam

  • The Northeast states witnessed 11 hours shut down called by an umbrella body of students' organisations of the region to protest against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill.
  • The Northeast Students' Organisation (NESO), backed by various other bodies and political parties, observed the shutdown till 5 pm against the bill. 
  • While hundreds of commuters were stranded at Guwahati airport due to the shutdown call, the commercial institutions and shops in the main markets of the capital city remained closed due to the protest called by student bodies.
  • To prevent any untoward incident, the Assam administration had imposed Section 144 in several districts, including Sonitpur, Lakhimpur and Tinsukia. Due to the shutdown call, the exams in Gauhati University and Dibrugarh University in the state have been postponed.
  • Locals in the protest told India Today TV that the Citizenship Amendment Bill 2019 will undermine the Assamese identity and demography will be subverted by the illegal immigrants from Bangladesh.

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