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Five persons were injured.Protesters swarmed the passage in front of Bhabhananda’s residence in Wahengbam Leikai area in the afternoon. A scuffle broke out at the barricades and police resorted to firing mock bombs and tear gas shells to disperse the protesters. I, along with my party and the state government, will not go against the aspiration of the people. IMPHAL: Police on Thursday fired gas canisters and mock bombs to disperse student demonstrators as they attempted to storm the private residence of BJP Rajya Sabha MP Ksh Bhabhananda Singh in the city in protest against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016. We will do our best to fulfil the demands of the people on the bill,” said Bhabhananda.AMSU president Manjit Sarangthem maintained that all people of the state stand firm against the amendment bill and that around 200 students will go to Delhi on January 28 to protest..