Assam: 46 organisations call for 12-hour statewide bandh on October 23
First Published: 22nd October, 2018 16:14 IST
46 organisations in Assam have called for 12 hour dawn to dusk statewide bandh in Assam on October 23 in protest against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill. The decision to call
46 organisations in Assam have called for 12 hour dawn to dusk statewide bandh in Assam on October 23 in protest against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill.
The decision to call for statewide bandh on October 23 was taken in a meeting of 46 indigenous people’s organistaion in Guwahati on Saturday under the aegis of Krishak Mukti Sangram Samity and Asom Jatiyatabadi Yuba Chatra Parishad.
The Citizenship Amendment Bill proposes to amend the Citizenship Act, 1955 to make illegal migrants who are Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, Parsis and Christians from Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan who came to India before December 31, 2014 eligible for citizenship.
COMMENTS
TOPMOST STORY NOW
Live Sikkim Elections: SDF list for 26 Assembly seats out, PD Rai to contest in lone LS seat
25th March 2024Live Nagaland: After BJP, NPP extends support to NDPP candidate for lone Lok Sabha seat
25th March 2024Live Meghalaya: Do women often shun politics? Leaders speak to Northeast Live
25th March 2024Live Assam: Senior congress leader and MLA Bharat Chandra Narah quits party after wife fails to get Lok Sabha ticket
25th March 2024WE RECOMMEND
Assam: Senior congress leader and MLA Bharat Chandra Narah quits party after wife fails to get Lok Sabha ticket
Narah has tendered his resignation to AICC president Mallikarjun Kharge.
25th March 2024IND Vs AFG, FIFA World Cup Qualifier in Guwahati: Sunil Chhetri’s 150th International match
Brahma stated that the Nehru Stadium will be rebuilt and transformed into a 30,000 seater exclusive football venue with world-class facilities.
25th March 2024Possibility of another radicalized youth studying in IIT-Ghy, probe on: Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma
The Assam CM said this after a student of the IIT-Guwahati, who was allegedly on his way to join the terrorist group Islamic State (ISIS) was detained by the Assam Police from Hajo yesterday.
24th March 2024LS Polls-Assam: Kokrajhar’s NDA candidate will win by over 3 lakh votes, says CM Himanta Biswa
Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma today visited Kokrajhar and held back to back meetings with the leadership of BJP, AGP and the UPPL.
24th March 2024Lok Sabha Polls 2024: Cong declares candidate for Assam’s Lakhimpur seat, Manipur and Mizoram in 4th list
The much anticipated lakhimpur seat in Assam will be contested by Uday Shankar Hazarika.
24th March 2024