Gauhati University Students Charged with 'Lathis' by Police, Several Injured

Guwahati, December 12, 2019:

Gauhati University students who were on their way to join the mass gathering against the Citizenship (Amendment Bill) at the Latasil Playground in Guwahati, have been stopped in their tracks by the police and security forces.

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Speaking to Inside Northeast, General Secretary of Gauhati University Post Graduate Students’ Union, Moon Talukdar said, "The students were on their way to the join the mass gathering in Latasil. But, the police forces lathi charged the students, launched tear gas shells, and blank-fired on us. Many of our students have been injured during the firing, and we are being stopped at Adabari.”

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Meanwhile, another student of the University said, “We were peacefully marching to Latasil when three trucks full of security forces came up and started pushing us back. The students have been dispersed, and nobody knows who is moving on which side. We are still struggling to join the protest ahead. Meanwhile, many of the students have been rushed to Gauhati University Hospital after being injured in the clash.”

It is to be mentioned here that the people in Assam have intensified their protest against the Citizenship Amendment Bill that was passed in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday.

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