On December 5, the Dimoria unit of All Assam Student’s Union (AASU) took out an o motorcycle rally with over 100 participants in protest against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2019 in an around Sonapur in Kamrup (metropolitan) District, reports The Assam Tribune. The protesters shouted slogans against the Bill and the BJP-led governments at the Centre and in the State. Kamrup Metro AASU ‘general secretary’ Dibyajyoti Medhi said, “This Bill is unconstitutional and communal and it will affect the culture and heritage of Assam. So, we can’t take it. It is very sad that due to some power-oriented leaders of the State, the contentious Bill was passed by the Cabinet.”
Meanwhile, on December 5, the Asom Jatiyatabadi Yuba Chhatra Parishad (AJYCP) took out a torchlight procession from the Guwahati Club area of the Guwahati city under Kamrup (metropolitan) District to register their protest against the contentious Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, reports The Assam Tribune.
On December 5, the AASU, along with 29 allied organisations, took out a massive seven kilometres long mass rally through Tangla town in Udalguri District, reports The Telegraph. Thousands of people from all walks of life, young and old, joined the rally and walked in a peaceful. They raised slogans against the bill and the government.
Elsewhere, on December 5, the Jorhat Bar Association took out a rally from its office to protest against the proposed Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2019 in Jorhat District, reports The Telegraph. The protesters shouted slogans and submitted a memorandum to Prime Minister Narendra Modi through the Deputy Commissioner.
Additionally, on December 5, Jorhat District unit, of the All Tai Ahom Students Union (ATSU), burnt effigies of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah and Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal, reports The Telegraph.
Also, Activists of Jorhat district unit of AJYCP took out a torch rally in Jorhat town opposing the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2019, reports The Assam Tribune.
Members of AASU Sivasagar unit also staged a protest against Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2019 in Sivasagar town of Sivasagar District, reports The Assam Tribune.
Further, on December 5, the Chandrapur Anchalik Students’ Union staged a sit-in demonstration against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill at Panikhaiti in Kamrup (metropolitan) District, reports The Assam Tribune. Hundreds of people took part in the two-hour protest.
In addition, the Krishak Mukti Sangram Samiti (KMSS) staged a massive protest rally against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill at Dispur Last Gate in Kamrup (metropolitan) District, reports The Assam Tribune. Thousands of people, including representatives of a number of public organisations coming from different parts of the State took part in the protest.
Elsewhere, on December 5, several college students of Dibru College in collaboration with All Assam Students’ Union (AASU) staged road blockade on Convoy Road near the college’s main gate in Dibrugarh District, reports The Assam Tribune.
Further, a section of AASU backed students from DHSK Commerce College also staged demonstration with banners against CAB in front their college on KC Gogoi Path in in Dibrugarh District on December 5, reports The Assam Tribune.
AJYCP also staged protest against the Bill by taking out a massive torch rally from its local office in Khemka complex to Thana Chariali in Dibrugarh District on December 5, reports The Assam Tribune.
Meanwhile, Doomdooma regional committee of AJYCP blocked the National Highway (NH) - 37 at Rupai Siding Tiniali in Tinsukia District protesting against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2019, reports The Assam Tribune.
On December 5, Nagaon unit of AJYCP took out a torch light rally this evening throughout the Naogaon town against the Citizenship Amendment Bill 2019, reports The Assam Tribune.
On December 5, the Indian National Congress Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) staged a protest against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill on the State’s Legislative Assembly premises, report The Telegraph. They staged a dharna at the entrance to the Assembly hall before the beginning of today’s session.
Further, on December 6 (tomorrow) The students of Cotton University are organising a programme ‘Ranahunkar’ to protest against the Centre’s decision to table the controversial Citizenship (Amendment) Bill in Parliament, reports The Assam Tribune. A meeting is being organised from 12 pm on the Lakshminath Bezbaruah Road near Cotton University to discuss ways to go ahead in opposing the Bill. Students from Tezpur University, Dibruagarh University, Gauhati University and from various city colleges will also be present in the meeting. Zubeen Garg will also attend it. After the meeting, letters written by over 5,000 students will be sent to Prime Minister Narendra Modi tomorrow,” Hirakjyoti Bora, a student of the University, said. “We will continue our protest till the government scraps the Bill,” he added.
Separately, the AASU on December 5 decided to intensify its movement against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2019 in the State, reports The Assam Tribune.
Also, the All Chutia Students’ Union (ACSU) announced a 12-hour Assam bandh (shutdown strike) from 5am on December 9, reports The Telegraph.
Additionally, On December 5, Koch Rajbongshi National Convention (KRNC) general secretary Biswajit Ray said its members would destabilise the functioning of the state government if the Citizenship (amendment) bill was not scrapped at the earliest, reports The Assam Tribune. “The entire Koch Rajbongshi community will extend full cooperation to all the organisations of the state who are protesting against CAB. We will also join the Krishak Mukti Sangram Samiti in its fight against the bill. If necessary, we will block all train lines and national highways. Moreover, we will also lock all government offices, starting from the block level to the offices of the deputy commissioners if the bill is not scrapped,” he said.
Also, the All Moran Students’ Union (AMSU) said that it is not going to accept the Citizenship Amendment Bill 2019, besides raising the demand for Scheduled Tribe (ST) status to the six ethnic communities of the State, reports The Sentinel on December 5.
Further, Axom Sahitya Sabha, is going to up the ante against the Citizenship Amendment Bill 2019 that was approved by the Union Cabinet, reports The Sentinel. In a statement issued to the media said, “We’re firm on our anti-CAB stand. We spelt it out in clear terms at the November 30, 2019 meeting on the CAB with Union Home Minister Amit Shah that under no circumstances we’re going to accept the Bill that is set to spell disaster for Assam. Let the Government of India cancel the controversial Bill by showing respect to the statewide anti-CAB agitation. We’re going to protest the CAB on December 6, 2019 by staging sit-in demonstration all over the State. We’ve already asked our district units to get ready for the protests. We’re going to send memoranda to the Prime Minister through the deputy commissioners demanding cancellation of the CAB.”
Separately, The Asom Gana Parishad (AGP), an ally of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the state, on December 5 wrote to Union Home Minister Amit Shah demanding that the Centre ensure constitutional safeguards for the indigenous people of the state before bringing in the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, reports The Telegraph.