Opposition parties have announced their protest against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) if the government enforces it in the state of Guwahati. They have formed a 16-party United Opposition Forum (UOF) Assam and plan to send a memorandum to the President demanding to scrap the CAA. The UOF has also threatened to organize a massive protest and Assam Bandh if the CAA is implemented. They are appealing to all parties, organizations, tribes, and communities to unite against the CAA.
Opposition parties in Assam, including the 16-party United Opposition Forum Assam (UOFA), have urged President Droupadi Murmu to intervene and repeal the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA). The UOFA warns of a "democratic mass movement" if the demand is ignored, asserting that the CAA is unconstitutional and threatens the Assamese people s history, culture, and identity.
This act is not only unconstitutional, but it is also going to nullify the historic Assam Accord of 1985 by putting in danger the history, culture, social fabric, economy: Opposition memo to Murmu
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The United Opposition Forum Assam (UOFA), formed in the state in line with Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA), on Wednesday announced that a state-wide bandh will be called the very next day of the contentious Act coming into force, followed by gherao of the Janata Bhawan (the secretariat) on next day.