Assam: Various organisations stage protest against CAA in Udalguri

Udalguri: The notification of rules for the Citizenship (Amendment) Act of 2019 has sparked protests in various parts of Udalguri district on Tuesday.

The members of the All Assam Student's Union (AASU) Tangla regional unit burnt copies of the CAA notification in Tangla town on Monday evening.

The members and representatives of Asom Jatiyatabadi Yuva Chatra Parishad (AJYCP) Udalguri chapter; Satra Mukti Sangram Samiti(SMSS) Tangla uit and Bir Lachit Sena Tangla unit burnt tyres raising slogans against the Citizenship Amendment Act in heart of Tangla town on Tuesday.

Members of the organizations along with citizens raised slogans against the BJP government both in centre and state to register their protest against the Citizenship Act. Addressing the gathering, Udalguri AASU Advisor, Jayanta Kumar Bhattacharya said, “The people will never accept the CAA. Assam is not a dumping ground for illegal migrants from Bangladesh. The central government has imposed the CAA on the state which will never be accepted by the people as it will herald doomsday for the indigenous communities by granting citizenship to illegal immigrants.”

“The BJP-led central and state government has not respected the sentiments of the people and until and unless the law is scrapped for the state we will continue our democratic protest,” he added.

Udalguri chapter, AJYCP Joint Secretary Debajit Das said, “The people of the state will not accept the unconstitutional and anti-Assam citizenship Act at any cost as it is a threat to the Assamese language and culture and identity of the indigenous communities. The people of Assam will continue their agitation until the state is exempted from   the purview of CAA.”