Anti CAB protest: 2 Protesters Killed In Assam
Incidents of police firing were reported from several places in Guwahati
Guwahati
Protests against the Citizenship Amendment Bill ( CAB ) continued to rock Assam with two protestor being killed in police firing in Guwahati on Thursday. Several towns and cities were placed under indefinite curfew, including Guwahati, Dibrugarh, Tezpur and Dhekiajuli. Night curfew was imposed in Jorhat, Golaghat, Tinsukia and Charaideo districts, officials said.
Two persons were shot dead by security forces in Guwahati, which has turned into a garrison town with Army, paramilitary and state police personnel present in every nook and corner. An official of the Gauhati Medical College and Hospital told PTI that one person was brought dead and another succumbed to injuries during treatment. However, protesters claimed three people had died in police firing. Hospital sources said 11 people were brought there with gunshot injuries.
Incidents of police firing were reported from several places in Guwahati including Hatigaon, Lachitnagar, Bashishta, Downtown, Ganeshguri and Lalungaon. Frenzied mobs blocked roads with burning discarded tyres and menaced commuters by bludgeoning their vehicles with sticks and stones.
Meanwhile, CAB has now become the Citizenship (Amendment) Act 2019 after getting the assent of President Ram Nath Kovind. The Rajya Sabha on Wednesday approved the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, completing the legislative procedure for giving Indian citizenship to non-Muslim migrants from Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh.
