Rajya Sabha clears CItizenship Bill
3 Shiv Sena MPs walkout, 2 BSP MPs absent
Bill won’t be sent to select panel
Voting on CAB begins. Voting to decide on sending the Bill to Parliamentary Standing Committee
50-year-old dies after clashes erupt in Tuichindrai Bazaar under Khowai district of Tripura
Tripura CM Biplab Kumar Deb appeals for peace
Curfew in Guwahati. Army on standby
Cong leader Ghulam Nabi Azad raises protests in Guwahati and other parts of Assam in the floor of Rajya Sabha
KMSS leader Akhil Gogoi marching towards Assam Secretariat
2 private vehicles damaged. Heavy stone pelting in Dispur
1 public bus burnt down right outside Assam Secretariat
Tripura: Police lathi charge during peaceful protest by Cong
Police lathi-charge during a peaceful anti-CAB rally by Pradesh Congress in Agartala, Tripura. Cong leaders, journalists and public attacked. Cong leader Battu Chakraborty wounded.
JUST IN | Mobile internet and data services suspended temporarily in parts of Assam
Mobile internet and data services suspended temporarily from 7 pm on Wednesday to 7 pm on Thursday in Lakhimpur, Dhemaji, Tinsukia, Dibrugarh, Charaideo, Sibsagar, Jorhat, Golaghat and Guwahati
Army on standby in Dibrugarh: Defence PRO
Zubeen Garg to join protestors outside Assam Secretariat
Protest aggravates in Guwahati
Number of protestors in Guwahati swelling. 1000s join in. Police fail to control the situation.
Shah assures delgation that he will look into their demands
MP Agatha Sangma was accompanied by Vincent Pala, MP Shillong, and other MPs from the region.
Shah has assured the delegation that he will look into the demands laid by the delegation.
Agatha Sangma meets Amit Shah
Tura MP and NPP leader Agatha Sangma meets union home minister Amit Shah. Reiterates demand to exempt Meghalaya and entire Northeast from CAB.
Anti-CAB protest by Assamese students in New Delhi
Joint Action Movement against CAB has intensified their protest. Around 8,000 people protested in Sadhupara, Madhavbari, West Tripura district.
Tripura update: Violence in Ambassa, Dhalai district and Kamalpur
Tear gas shells fired, police lathi charge protestors outside DC office, Tinsukia. Several women among those injured.
Defence sources: 3 Army coloumns requisitioned by Tripura and Assam administration
EXCLUSIVE: Tripura ADG says so far Army hasn’t been deployed in state
Tripura ADG Rajiv Singh to EastMojo: So far no army deployment in the state. Adequate paramilitary and Tripura police force have been deployed. Situation under control.
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AGP MP opposes CAB in RS
AGP MP in RS Biren Baishya opposes CAB. AGP is an ally of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Assam.
Anti-CAB protests continue in Guwahati
CM Sarbananda Sonowal stranded at Borjhar Airport
Assam CM Sarbananda Sonowal stranded at Borjhar Airport. Unable to enter the city due to massive protest.
All alcohol shops to be closed orders district administration
More visuals from anti-CAB protests in Guwahati
Artists of Assam join protests in Guwahati
Cong MP Gaurav Gogoi speaks at Rajya Sabha against CAB
Looking at the massive protests across Northeast India, I appeal to the BJP to withdraw the #CitizenshipAmendmentBill2019 and restore peace to the region. We need jobs not section 144. #TakeBackCAB pic.twitter.com/QvPAyRC50t
— Gaurav Gogoi (@GauravGogoiAsm) December 11, 2019
Exclusive photos from Lahoal, Bokul
Legal advisor to Assam CM Shantanu Bharali tries to assuage protestors outside Assam Secretariat
Assam: DC Goalpara has requested army deployment
Violent protest near Assam Secretariat
CAB protest turns violent near Assam Secretariat. All shops closed in Dispur area.
VISUALS | Protest across Dibrugarh in upper Assam
Army deployed in Kanchanpur and Manu in Tripura: Reports
JUST IN | Centre withdraws paramilitary forces from J&K, troops moved to Assam
CPI(M) opposes CAB. Calls it ‘unconstitutional’
Streets of Guwahati turn into war zone. Situation tense near Assam Secretariat
Paramilitary forces called in, Rapid Action Force on standby in Guwahati
Protestors rush towards Assam Secretariat. Security beefed up.
Shiv Sena to oppose CAB in RS: Reports
JUST IN | Stone pelting, blank firing at DC office in Tinsukia
Assam: Thousands gather again at Tinsukia Thana Charali
Protestors gather in huge number outside DC office in Tinsukia, the situation remains tense
Upper Assam worst hit. Mohanbari Airport, Dibrugarh shut.
Derek O’Brien: This party (BJP) is based on three Js – Jhoot (lie), Jhaansa (trap), Jumla…
TMC MP Derek O’Brien: Moving from a democracy to a dictatorship
JUST IN | Army flag march in Dibrugarh
Unrest in Dibrugarh, the home town of Assam chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal
Protestors force cancellation of exams in universities of Assam
Anand Sharma: BJP trying to rewrite history. History can’t be rewritten.
JUST IN: UDP meeting at 5 pm today in Shillong to discuss NPP’s stand on CAB
Anand Sharma: Bill divisive and discriminatory
Anand Sharma: Bill hurts the soul of India
Anand Sharma: Bill that you have brought is an assualt on the foundational value of Contitution.
Congress MP Anand Sharma: Why the Hurry to pass the Citizenship Bill?
Amit Shah on committee formation under clause 6 of Assam Accord
Amit Shah: Under clause 6 of the Assam Accord, there was a provision that a committee will be formed by GoI. But till the time Narendra Modi became the prime minister, the committee wasn’t even formed.
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