Protests over the Citizenship Bill continue in the Indian state of Assam. Thousands of people came down the road in Guwahati in violation of curfew and police had to fire at several places to control the situation. Internet service has been discontinued in Meghalaya and Assam for the next 48 hours. 31 trains in Assam either had to be canceled or their route changed. At the same time curfew continues in Guwahati and Shillong.
According to media reports, schools and colleges in Assam have been closed till 22 December. Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal said that All Assam Student Union and other local groups are not behind the violence in the state. Behind the violence is the hand of those negative forces who have joined the peaceful protesting people.
For your information, tell that many flights are canceled even today due to the violence against the Civil Amendment Act. Hundreds of people have been trapped in all the cities of the North East due to the disruption of rail services. A railway spokesperson said in Delhi that all passenger trains to and from Assam and Tripura have been suspended. The curfew has been relaxed from 8 am to 1 pm in Dibrugarh, Assam. Let me tell you that a large number of protesters who took to the streets here also protested about the citizenship law. There were clashes between police and protesters in many places.