Assam erupts in protest, BJP office attacked in Meghalaya

Guwahati | Wednesday | 9th January, 2019

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Police sources said three Molotov cocktails were found around the office and two to three miscreants are believed to have been involved. Keeping political rivalry aside, former CMs Prafulla Kumar Mahanta and Tarun Gogoi joined 'Dhikkar Divas' (condemnation day) against the Bill in Guwahati .In neighbouring Meghalaya , BJP's Shillong office was attacked by unidentified miscreants late Sunday night. The attack is believed to be a fallout of resentment over the Bill. No arrest has been made yet. DIBRUGARH/JORHAT/GUWAHATI: Assam erupted in protest on Monday against the Centre's decision to approve the JPC report on the contentious Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016, with some of the demonstrators even stripping naked.In Dibrugarh , members of All Assam Students' Union (Aasu) staged a protest in front of CM Sarbananda Sonowal 's house, raising slogans against BJP.Aasu activists also burned copies of the bill in Jorhat, Golaghat, Sonitpur, Lakhimpur, Dibrugarh and Dhemaji districts.In Guwahati, Aasu activists burned copies of the bill at 70 locations..