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The whole country has started scorching in the heat of violence erupted in North East India in protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act 2019. Protesters in North East and West Bengal have committed violence and the situation is still tense there. After the protests in many parts of the country including Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura, West Bengal and Delhi, this law is now being opposed in Mumbai too. Jamia Millia University in Delhi became a battleground on Friday. Let us know what is the situation in which state …
Assam: Relaxation in curfew from 9 am to 4 pm
The curfew imposed in Guwahati and Dibrugarh has been relaxed for a few hours in view of the protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act for the last few days. Officials said curfew has been relaxed in Guwahati from 9 am to 4 pm. Dibrugarh has been relaxed from 8 am to 2 pm. He said that the police is using loudspeakers to inform people about this relaxation.
Long queues were seen outside the shops at several places including Dispur, Ujan Bazar, Chandmari, Silpukhuri and Zoo Road. Auto-rickshaws and cycle-rickshaws appeared on the roads but the buses still remained absent. Petrol pumps have also been opened in the city, where long queues of vehicles were seen. However, schools and offices are still closed. Protests have continued against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill since it was passed in Parliament, in view of which curfew was imposed by the authorities.
Curfew relaxed in Meghalaya, Assembly session called
The curfew imposed in Shillong, Meghalaya was eased from 10 am to 7 pm on Saturday following protests against the ongoing Citizenship Amendment Act. District Deputy Commissioner of East Khasi Hills MW Nongbari said that some shops and offices have opened in many places in the state capital. Nongbari said, "Curfew has been relaxed after law and order situation improves." He said that traffic is normal in the city since morning and there is no news of any untoward incident in the last 12 hours. The state government has decided to convene a special session of the Legislative Assembly to come up with a proposal to implement the 'Inner Line Permit' in the area.
Heavy tension due to demonstrations in West Bengal
Tensions rose on Saturday the next day against the Citizenship Amendment Act, blocking roads in West Bengal and vandalizing railway stations, disrupting traffic and rail transport on roads. A mob protesting against the Citizenship Act and NRC ransacked the Belladanga railway station of Eastern Railway in Murshidabad district on Friday, prompting the railwaymen to flee.
Boil in Assam on citizenship law
The protesters Set fire to the station master's cabin and set it on fire after sabotaging the ticket counter. They also sat on the railway track, which led to the crossing between Lalgola and Krishnanagar Rail traffic was disrupted. In another case, a large number of protesters disrupted the national highway in Beldanga and set fire to tires and damaged vehicles, including ambulances. In Jalangi, Raghunathganj, Shamsherganj, Kandi, Baharampur and Domkal in the district Road transport was disrupted. In Howrah district, outraged protesters barged into Uluberia station on South-Eastern Railway Damaged head.
Closure, school and market closure in Nagaland
Schools, colleges and markets were closed on Saturday and vehicles were off the roads in many parts of Nagaland amid a six-hour bandh called by the Naga Students Association protesting against the Citizenship Amendment Act. The officials gave information about this. He said that no untoward incident has come to light from those areas where the bandh has started since 6 am. The protesters are letting the students who are going to appear in the examinations, medical personnel going on duty, media persons and people going to attend weddings go off the streets.
Delhi: Jamia Millia becomes a battleground
Opposition to the Citizenship Amendment Act has now moved beyond the Northeast to Delhi. People also performed at Jamia Millia Islamia University and Jamia Nagar in Delhi. The movement became violent when the police tried to stop them by barricading them. Hundreds of people gathered in the university campus to march to Parliament. The police tried to stop the crowd by barricading, on which people became furious. The police had to lathi-charge to disperse the crowd. 12 policemen have also been injured in this violence. The police detained 42 students and locals who were protesting, but were later released. Not only this, Muslim organizations led by Jamiat-Ulema-e-Hind demonstrated at Jantar Mantar.
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