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On Friday, 45 men, 21 women and two children who have been "declared foreigners" by the quasi-judicial Foreigner Tribunals and those convicted by judicial courts of visa violations were shifted to the detention centre.

Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma had earlier criticised the Museum, saying cultural artifacts being displayed represented Assamese identity as a whole and not that of the state's Bengali-speaking Muslim community.

After a gap of almost two years, protests against the controversial Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) returned to the Northeast today.

Amit Shah slams new Assam regional parties Updated: Updated: Their “apparent objective” is to help Congress win Assembly polls, he says Share Article AAA Union Home Minister Amit Shah alog with Assam Chief Minister Sabananda Sonowal and Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma pays obeisance at Maha Mrityunjay Temple near Puranigudam in Nagaon district of Assam, Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021.   | Photo Credit: PTI Their “apparent objective” is to help Congress win Assembly polls, he says Union ...

With the election in Assam two months away, the Congress's anti-Citizenship (Amendment) Act or CAA "gamosa collection drive" started today. College students, entrepreneurs, senior citizens and private sector employees, among others, have given support to the party and handed over gamosas - a tradition cloth in Assam - signed by them to Congress leaders and workers.

Assam Assembly Election: The Congress in Assam has also launched its election campaign (File) Guwahati: Taking a hardened stand on the Citizenship (Amendment) Act or CAA, the Congress on Tuesday said it will build a memorial for those who died in the anti-CAA protests. "After winning the election, we shall make a memorial for the anti-CAA peoples movement that has been ongoing in Assam over the last few years. The memorial shall remember the peoples struggle and sacrifices, protest songs and p...

CAA After Covid-19 Vaccination, Amit Shah Reiterates In Bengal Amit Shahs announcement is being seen as an attempt not to antagonize voters in Assam ahead of the elections. @AmitShah/ Twitter outlookindia.com 2021-02-11T21:05:47+05:30 Also read Union home minister Amit Shah on Thursday reiterated in Bengal what he said in the state in November last year—the Citizenship Amendment Act, or the CAA, will be implemented after the government of India completes the Covid-19 vaccinatio...

Updated Jan 23, 2021 · 09:13 am Police personnel baton-charge activists of All Assam Students Union in Tezpur, Assam, on Friday. | PTI The police in Assam on Friday resorted to baton-charging All Assam Students’ Union activists, who took out a rally in Tezpur to protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act, reported NDTV. The police also detained several activists of the union from across the state. AASU has condemned the police crackdown and announced a shutdo...