Anti Cab Protests

Anti-CAB protests rock North East India as Rajya Sabha passes contentious legislation; demonstrators stage massive rallies

The anger in the northeastern states against the Citizenship Amendment Bill, 2019, showed no signs of abating on the second consecutive day on Wednesday, which was marked by large-scale protests and lockdowns

Nature of protests in Assam show North East agitating against citizenship bill to protect indigenous culture from outsiders, not for 'secular' India

Protesters in Assam say they would oppose Citizenship (Amendment) Bill even if it included all religions, revealing a huge mismatch between the reasons behind the North East's agitation against CAB and that of the Congress party

Inner line permit regime extended to Manipur and Nagaland's Dimapur; order expected to quell protests against Citizenship Bill in northeastern states

The Home Ministry on Wednesday has extended the Inner Line Permit to Manipur, thus creating a provision for the state from being excluded from the contentious Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2019, which has sparked protests in the northeastern states. Nagaland's Dimapur, which was excluded from the ILP, has also been included into the regime.

Sarbananda Sonowal asks anti-CAB protesters in Assam not to spread misinformation about Citizenship (Amendment) Bill

Normal life was paralysed in Assam's Brahmaputra Valley during the shutdown in protest of the CAB, that was led by the All Assam Students' Union and the North East Students' Organisation (NESO)

Manipur fears return of insurgency as opposition to citizenship bill grows among natives dismayed at being outnumbered

The Citizenship Amendment Bill 2019 is fermenting alienation and mistrust in the North East and might infuse a fresh lease of life to insurgency in Manipur