Assam Bandh

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

Assam bandh: Tribal organisations protest govt's move to grant ST status to six groups, agitators block roads, shops down shutters

The Assam bandh has been called by the Coordination Committee of the Tribal Organisations of Assam (CCTOA) to protest a bill that seeks to grant Scheduled Tribe (ST) status to six ethnic communities in the state

Naseeruddin Shah stranded at Guwahati airport for over two hours following 11-hour bandh

Naseeruddin Shah was in the state to attend the Kartik Hazarika National Theatre Festival in Tezpur in Assam's Sonitpur district.

BJP spokesperson Mehdi Alam Bora quits party over Citizenship Amendment Bill, says it will 'completely nullify Assam Accord'

BJP spokesperson Mehdi Alam Bora resigned from party's primary membership over the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill passed in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday, says it will harm Assamese society.

Assam groups opposing citizenship bill seek meeting with Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal, threaten mass movement

The citizenship bill seeks to grant citizenship to non-Muslims from Bangladesh, Pakistan and Afghanistan, drawing opposition from several groups in Assam.

Assam bandh: Citizenship Amendment bill becomes flashpoint for BJP, ally AGP; shutdown halts road, rail traffic in key districts

Forty-six organisations called for a 12-hour strike in Assam to protest against the Centre's bid to pass the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016, in the Winter Session of Parliament.

Assam Bandh updates: Citizenship bill Centre's conspiracy to settle Hindu Bangladeshis in state, says protesting group

Assam bandh LIVE updates: The state police has arrested at least 100 protesters from across the state for trying to enforce the bandh.

Assam bandh today: 60 groups protest against citizenship bill; Sonowal govt makes attendance in office mandatory

At least 60 organisations, including the Congress, have called a 12-hour Assam bandh on Tuesday to protest against a meeting of the Joint Parliamentary Committee with the Ministries of Home and External Affairs over the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2016.

Assam minister cites Gauhati HC ruling, says bandh planned for tomorrow cannot be allowed

The high court in 2013 had banned bandhs in Assam and termed it "unconstitutional and illegal".