To express concern over growing incidents of harassment and violence against youths of Assam working in other states and to demand steps for their security, the Asom Jatiyatabadi Yuba-Chatra Parishad.
The arrest of artist-cum-activist Nilim Mahanta and advocate E Mili for allegedly defacing an artwork on the boundary wall of the civil secretariat sparked protests in Arunachal Pradesh.
A state government hoarding written in Assamese has been found smeared with black ink in the Bengali-majority Barak valley area of Assam triggering criticism from some parties. The incident, which took place at Silchar in Cachar district on Sunday, was allegedly carried out by members of two organisations demanding the use of Bengali in place of Assamese in the Barak valley