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Dibrugarh: Economic blockade over Citizenship Bill

First Published: 15th May, 2018 13:01 IST

As protests continue to rage all over Assam regarding the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, Dibrugarh based outfit known as the Jatiya Janagosthi Aikya Mancha has called for a 100 hour long

As protests continue to rage all over Assam regarding the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, Dibrugarh based outfit known as the Jatiya Janagosthi Aikya Mancha has called for a 100 hour long economic blockade in the region.

The organisation, a conglomerate of various smaller outfits, has called for the blockade from 5 am today onwards in protest against the proposed bill.

The organisers have stated that they will be blocking the oil and gas installations during the blockade.

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