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If the bill is passed in Parliament, we will intensify our protests," NSF president K Christopher Ltu said. The bill, if passed, will end up granting citizenship to thousands of Chakma Buddhists who migrated to the state illegally. He added, "The Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) on the bill did not visit the state even after repeated pleas. "With the support of the people, Aasu will stage a week-long demonstration against the bill in Assam from May 23," Aasu general secretary Lurinjyoti Gogoi said. GUWAHATI/AIZAWL/KOHIMA/ITANAGAR: Stepping up pressure on the government to withdraw the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016, various student bodies across the northeast staged protests across the state capitals of seven northeastern states under the aegis of the North East Students' Organization ( Neso ) on Monday..