GUWAHATI: Activists from Oikya Sena Asom have set fire to placards and banners of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) outside of their South Kamrup district office at Palashbari on Thursday, January 10.
The Oikya Sena protesters have been protesting against the Citizenship ( Amendment) Bill 2016 since today morning. They also chanted slogans and demanded the bill be withdrawn by the government.
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The protesters were shouting slogans against Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA), Pranab Kalita of Palashbari Constituency and demanded his resignation. They also burnt effigies of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal and Himanta Biswa Sarma.
It has to be noted that currently, Assam is under turmoil due to the Centre’s decision to implement the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2016. The Bill has already been passed in the Lok Sabha but failed to pass the session of Rajya Sabha on Wednesday, January 9 and therefore, has not been made into law so far.