Summary:
“Till date, we have been showing black flags to BJP state president Ranjit Kumar Dass and other senior leaders of the BJP. Among those detained were KMSS general secretary Dhaijjya Konwar, AJYCP general secretary and several other leaders of the 70 organizations. They were released later in the day.Shouting slogans against the Sonowal government and the BJP for supporting the bill, the agitators tried to march towards the entrance of the state secretariat. After police resorted to baton charge, the agitators pelted stones at the security personnel and vandalized government property outside the secretariat premises. Lending their voices to songs of protest and holding black flags, citizens from various parts also joined in the protest rally, seeking withdrawal of the bill..