Assam: Women protest against CAA

Backedby All Assam Student Union (AASU), women from different sections of society in Assamhave been carrying out sit-in Dharna against the contentious Citizenship AmendmentAct (CAA), 2019 on Saturday.

Lakhsof women have been taking part in the protest in Latasil in Guwahati,Lakhimpur, Karimganj, Golaghat, Jorhat, Sivasagar, Dibrugarh, Nagaon, Biswanathand other places in the State. They displayed placards, banners and shoutedvarious slogans against the BJP-led government in the State as well as in thecountry. Holding a peaceful protest against the act, the women carried placardswhich read, "I reject CAA", "Withdraw CAA", among others.

The women protesters were especially the homemakers and they said that they fear for the future of their children. A woman protester in Latasil said, "The CAA is against the Constitution of India and is a threat to the political, culture, language and identity of people of Assam." "We demand the government to take immediate action and scrape the bill," added another.

Condemningkillings of five protesters, another woman protestor said, "Why the governmentis suppressing the voice of its own youths. Why are they beating them?"