2137 Myanmar nationals including those who said they are police and firemen and recently fled to India flash the three-finger salute at an undisclosed location in Indias northeastern state of Mizoram, near the India-Myanmar border, on March 15, 2021. Reuters file photo
Aizawl, April 12
At least 14 lawmakers are among over 2,200 people from Myanmar who have taken refuge in Mizoram after fleeing their country to avoid detention following the military takeover in February, a police official said Monday.
The police official said that the 14 members of Myanmar Parliament are from Chin state and Sagaing region and they belonged to Aung San Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy (NLD) the party that had won the November 2020 election.
14 lawmakers among more than 2,200 Myanmar nationals taking refuge in Mizoram
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After a year s break, fresh anti-CAA protests begin in Assam - india news
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Anti-CAA Protests Begin Again in Assam
Saying that the CAA was against the identity, language and cultural heritage of the indigenous people of the state, the protestors were demanding that the Act be rolled back.
All Assam Students Union activists protest against the CAA in Nalbari. (2019) Photo: PTI
Rights12/Dec/2020
Guwahati: Fresh agitation against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) was launched by 18 organisations in Assam on Friday, demanding repeal of the legislation and release of jailed KMSS leader Akhil Gogoi. Gogoi had been taken into custody during the protests last year.
Protest rallies were taken out across the state by the organisations, including Krishak Mukti Sangram Samiti, All Assam Students Union (AASU), Asom Jatiyatabadi Yuba Chatra Parishad, Lachit Sena, besides students, and youth organisations of ethnic communities.