Anti-CAA Stir Could Reignite In Assam As AASU, 30 Indigenous Outfits Plan To Burn Copies Of Citizenship Amendment Act [Video]

CAA Notification: The All Assam Students’ Union (AASU) and 30 indigenous organisations will burn copies of the contentious Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) across Assam, AASU functionaries declared on Monday. “We will continue with our non-violent, peaceful, democratic movement against the CAA. Alongside, we will also continue our legal fight,” AASU chief advisor Samujjal Bhattacharya told news agency PTI.

Later in the day, the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led central government notified the implementation of the contentious amendment, which was approved by the Parliament in December 2019. After the amendment received the President’s assent that same year, massive protests erupted in various parts of the country. 

Central Government notifies implementation of Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA). pic.twitter.com/zzuuLEfxmr

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AASU has been at the forefront of the anti-CAA protests in Assam, where groups opposed to the legislation argue that the grant of Indian citizenship to refugees or immigrants settled there will result in the state’s demographics being altered. Bhattacharya asserted that the CAA will never get acceptance from …