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.
Eighteen Assam organisations on Friday launched fresh protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), demanding its repeal and release of jailed KMSS leader Akhil Gogoi who was taken into custody during the protests last year.
Unions including the Krishak Mukti Sangram Samiti, All Assam Students Union (AASU), Asom Jatiyatabadi Yuba Chatra Parishad, Lachit Sena, besides students, and youth organisations of ethnic communities, took out protest rallies across the state.
This time too, the agitation began from Sivasagar, the same place from where it was launched last year before getting halted due to Covid-19.
Mentioning 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 revoked.
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