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GUWAHATI: BJP's ally Asom Gana Parishad ( AGP ) will step up its protests against the BJP-sponsored Citizenship (Amendment) Bill with a series of protests. "We will launch a series of protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, which endorses citizenship for migrants from neighbouring countries on the basis of their religion. "We have decided to contest the panchayat polls alone to strengthen our grassroots. Our central general council meeting has asked the district units to start preparing for the rural elections," Saikia said. In the 126-member Assam assembly, AGP has 14 seats while Bodoland People's Front (the third member of the ruling coalition) has 12..