Protest in Assam: 11-hour shutdown in Guwahati, arson in Dibrugarh-Jorhat

Guwahati: The All Assam Student Union (AASU) called an 11-hour shutdown in Guwahati on Tuesday. The reason for this is the passage of the Citizenship Amendment Bill in the Lok Sabha on Monday night. The markets remained closed in support of the student's protest, while arson was also held during protests in Dibrugarh and Jorhat. On the call of Asu, the market was said to be closed from 5 am to 4 pm.

The security arrangements in Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Mizoram and Tripura were strengthened due to the protests in the regions. Actually, people living in the North East states are afraid of losing their identity. Many organizations in the region started opposing the bill at their own level. However, Nagaland did not join the protest. The reason for this is the Hornbill Festival released there.

Left organizations call for 12-hour shutdown

16 Left organizations have called for a 12-hour shutdown in Assam. These include organizations such as SFI, DYFI, AIDWA, AISF, AISA and IPTA. Guwahati and Dibrugarh University have postponed all examinations to be held in the state today. On Tuesday, the Left parties protested in the Parliament premises to protest the Citizenship Amendment Bill 2019.

Non-Muslim refugees get Indian citizenship

The Citizenship Amendment Bill 2019 provides non-Muslim refugees the opportunity of citizenship of India. In this, people facing any religious compulsion in Pakistan, Bangladesh, Afghanistan can apply. After five years in India, those people will be given citizenship of India. According to the current rules, this citizenship was being given after 11 years. 

The bill has nothing to do with Indian Muslims: Shah

Voting in the Lok Sabha at 12.04 pm on Monday night saw 311 votes in favor and 80 votes in opposition. The bill was debated for about 14 hours. Opposition parties called the bill discriminatory on the basis of religion. Home Minister Amit Shah said in response that this bill is a document of freedom from torture. Indian Muslims have nothing to do with this. This bill is only for the minorities who have come to India after being tortured from 3 countries. Muslims are not a minority in these countries, because the national religion there is Islam.

This bill discriminates on religious grounds: Opposition

At the same time, 11 opposition parties, including Congress, called the bill discriminatory on religious grounds. AIMIM MP Asaduddin Owaisi also tore the copy of the bill. However, it was thrown out of the proceedings of the House.