Lachit Sena slams Bharatiya Janata Party, Congress for not reviving mills
The Lachit Sena has slammed the BJP (Bharatiya Janata Party) and the Congress for not reviving the paper, sugar and jute mills of the State during their respective regimes.
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GUWAHATI: The Lachit Sena has slammed the BJP (Bharatiya Janata Party) and the Congress for not reviving the paper, sugar and jute mills of the State during their respective regimes.
Addressing the media here on Tuesday, Lachit Sena sself styled commander-in-chief Amar Baruah alleged, The BJP and the Congress during their respective tenures didn t revive the mills as the government will have to face problem in introducing schemes dedicated to the employed youths.
Anti-CAA Protest to be observed in Assam from 24-31 December
Several organisations have decided to hold the Anti-CAA week from December 24 to 31. These organisations have demanded the release of KMSS leader Akhil Gogoi
| 21 Dec 2020 6:28 AM GMT
Guwahati: Assam is all set to witness the Anti-Citizenship Amendment Act (Anti-CAA) protests from December 24 to 31. The Chatra Mukti Sangra Samiti (CMSS), the Students wing of the Krishak Mukti Sangram Samiti (KMSS), had said that it will observe the Anti-CAA week from December 24 to 31.
The CMSS had also informed that it will organise mass conventions in protest against the contentious CAA at Dhemaji, Golaghat and Tinsukia in Assam.
Anti-CAA Protests Begin Again in Assam
Saying that the CAA was against the identity, language and cultural heritage of the indigenous people of the state, the protestors were demanding that the Act be rolled back.
All Assam Students Union activists protest against the CAA in Nalbari. (2019) Photo: PTI
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Guwahati: Fresh agitation against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) was launched by 18 organisations in Assam on Friday, demanding repeal of the legislation and release of jailed KMSS leader Akhil Gogoi. Gogoi had been taken into custody during the protests last year.
Protest rallies were taken out across the state by the organisations, including Krishak Mukti Sangram Samiti, All Assam Students Union (AASU), Asom Jatiyatabadi Yuba Chatra Parishad, Lachit Sena, besides students, and youth organisations of ethnic communities.
After Covid hiatus, Anti-Citizenship Amendment Act protests begin in Assam
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Assam had witnessed heavy protests last year when CAA, aimed at making minority communities such as Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, Parsis and Christians from Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan, eligible to apply for Indian citizenship, was passed by Parliament. Five people were killed in the protests in Assam.
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Assam had witnessed heavy protests last year when CAA, aimed at making minority communities such as Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, Parsis and Christians from Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan, eligible to apply for Indian citizenship, was passed by Parliament.
Guwahati: Black flags marking the anti-Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) protests have started reappearing in Assam after a nine-month Covid-induced hiatus with students’ groupings in the North East observing Friday as a Black Day.