Citizenship Bill Protesters Must not be Harmed: Paresh Baruah's Message to Assam Police

Guwahati, December 11, 2019:

Amid the ongoing ruckus over the Citizenship Bill in Assam, United Liberation From of Asom (ULFA) leader Paresh Baruah has appealed the Assam authorities not to harm the people protesting against the Bill.

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News19 reports that Paresh Baruah, through the telephone, that the ULFA will not sit idly if the Assam police authorities harm the protesters or charge them with lathis. According to reports, Baruah made this appeal to DGP in-charge of Assam, Bhaskarjyoti Mahanta.

[caption id="attachment_47545" align="alignnone" width="660"] A protest outside the CJM Court in Guwahati[/caption]

Earlier, it was reported that the Assam Police personnel rained blows on the students of Cotton University and Handique Girls' College. They authorities had placed barricades to stall the charge of the protesters, but when the protesters tried to break through the barricade, they were beaten back by the police.

It has also been reported that the police used tear gas shells, smoke bombs, and blank fire to disperse the agitators.

Meanwhile, thousands of protesters have reached the entrance of the Assam Assembly, and are trying to enter the premises. However, authorities are holding them back. The protests have been seen across the city, and most notably in Dispur and GS Road.

The discontentment over the Citizenship Bill has reached fever-pitch in Assam, with 'spontaneous' protests against the Bill rocking the State of Assam at a time when discussions over the Bill are being held in the Rajya Sabha.

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