'Asom Nagarik Samaj' Demands Govt to Release Akhil Gogoi, Jiten Dutta

Guwahati, December 23, 2019:

The Asom Nagarik Samaj staged a sit-in protest on Sunday demanding the release of Krishak Mukti Sangram Samiti (KMSS) chief Akhil Gogoi, pro-talks UNITED LIBERATION FONT OF ASOM (ULFA), leader Jiten Dutta, among others.

The Asom Nagarik Samaj -- comprising noted intellectual Hiren Gohain, veteran journalist cum author Homen Gohain, writer Anima Guha, Harekrishna Deka, veteran singer Pulak Banerjee, singer Sudakshina Sharma and other renowned personalities of the state -- urged the Government to release the anti-CAA avtivists. They demanded immediate release of Akhil Gogoi, Jiten Dutta, and others involved in the protests.

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It is to be mentioned here that KMSS chief Akhil Gogoi was arrested by the NIA under new UAPA for alleged involvement with maoists in CAA protest. He has been sent to 10-days custody. Meanwhile, the clamour for Gogoi's release is growing louder by the day, with student bodies and indigenous organizations demanding that Gogoi be released.

Meanwhile, pro-talks ULFA(I) leader Jiten Dutta was arrested by police in relation to vandalism of the RSS office in Margherita of Tinsukia district amid the CAA protests.

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