Assam: protests against CAA rules notification all over state
The AASU has launched protest against CAA Rules notification with support from 30 ethnic organisations and other student bodies..........
GUWAHATI- The implementation of the CAA Rules triggered large-scale protests all over Assam. The Dibrugarh District unit of All Assam Students Union (AASU ) taken out torch rally from Union’s office to main town, but Police stopped the rally at the office gate.
Since Monday, when the rules for the act were notified, people in Assam have taken to the streets — vowing to continue their demonstrations until the law is withdrawn by the government. Opposition parties in the state have also condemned the move.
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Much like the anti-Citizenship (Amendment) Bill movement in 2019 in Assam, protesters have once again adopted the rallying cry “CAA Aami Namanu (We will not accept the CAA)” and “Joi Aai Asom (Victory to Mother Assam)” besides anti-government slogans to express their resentment.
The AASU has launched protest against CAA Rules notification with support from 30 ethnic organisations and other student bodies, including the Asom Jatiyatabadi Yuba Chatra Parishad (AJYCP) and took torch rallies across the state Tuesday in protest against the legislation.
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It must be mention here that, “of the 247 petitions against the CAA from across the country over the years, 53 are from Assam and the north-east, including 50 petitions from Assam. The first petition from north-east India in the Supreme Court challenging the CAA was submitted by the AASU. An AASU team led by adviser Samujjal Bhattacharyya left for New Delhi Tuesday to follow up the legal process.
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“The anti-CAA movement will continue and we will not step back at a time when the Assamese community is facing an existential crisis,” AJYCP spokesperson Palash Changmai told mediapersons Monday.
The new CAA Rules ensured Indian citizenship for Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, Parsis and Christians who came to the country from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan till 31 December 2014.
