Assam Vows to Continue “Anti-CAA Stir” Until Scrapped

Although the Centre has assured the safety of the indigenous people of Assam with the implementation of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, protests against the same has not stopped and different organizations have observed series of protests demanding to scrap the act in the state.

Leading with AASUand AJYCP, other organizations have also staged protests in different parts ofthe state. While some observed hunger strike, some observed sit-indemonstration and others come to the streets raising slogans against the stateand central government demanding to safeguard the dignity of the Assamese.

On Wednesday, theAASU and AJYCP have staged protests in different places like Goreshwar, Nagaon,Dhemaji, Dimoria, Guwahati and other parts with different names. If it is "Ranadangka"in one place then "Gana Garjan" in other but the reason being the same towithdraw the citizenship law.

Representatives fromdifferent fields like culture, education, civil societies, NGOs are seenparticipating in the protests.

On the other hand, a massive protest rally has been taken out at Digboi under the aegis of Chah Mazdoor Sangha and AATSA participated by tea labourers from Bogapani, Holonghabi and Sri Krishna tea estates.

Participatingin a protest rally at Tengakhat, AASU General Secretary Lurin Jyoti Gogoi said,"The people of Assam will not restuntil the citizenship law is scrapped and that they will fight till their lastbreath to save the state from foreigners'."

He said that a fire is burning in theheart of every Assamese. The Centre has imposed the CAA in the state forcefullydisregarding concerns of the people. "We cannot take the burden of illegalimmigrants entering the state after 1971, be it Hindu or Muslim. Assam is notthe dumping ground of illegal Bangladeshis and therefore, not a singleBangladeshis will be accepted under the new citizenship law," Gogoi said.

Moreover, protestors have also bannedartists' fraternity to face the wrath of anti-CAA protestors in Upper Assam.

The AASU and AJYCP, Duliajan unit havebanned some of the famous actors from the Assamese film industry who belong tofamilies linked to BJP.

The leaders of the party said that itis for the first time that they had to impose a ban on the artists' during theanti-CAA movement.

The local committees of theorganizations have decided to bar at least five such personalities from thefield. The actors are Aimee Baruah, Gayatri Mahanta, Krishnamoni Chutia,Akashdeep and Pabitra Margherita.