AASU, 29 other ethnic organizations take out mass rally in Guwahati against Centre's citizenship amendment bill

While took out a mass rally in Guwahati by AASU and other 29 ethnic organizations protest against the Centre's decision, AASU advisor Samujjal Kumar Bhattacharya said that, there is no room of illegal Bangladeshi nationals both hindu and muslim in Assam.

"We had taken huge burden till 1971, and now there is no question raised about taking more burden," Bhattacharya said.

"We will never compromise with our decades long demand of detection and deportation of illegal migrants who infiltrated to Assam from Bangladesh after March 24, 1971. If government will not cancel the citizenship amendment bill, we will take action to protect the indigenous people's rights of the state, our culture, language," the AASU leader said.

Addressing the mass rally held at historic Latashil ground in presence of thousands of students, indigenous people, leaders of the 29 ethnic organizations, AASU president Dipanka Nath said that, Assam will not bear more burden of illegal Bangladeshi nationals.

"The Centre's decision to grant citizenship to Hindu Bangladeshi is against the Assam Accord and we will not allow to do it," the AASU president said.

The rally was organised by the students union and supported by All Bodo Students Union (ABSU), Karbi Students Union (KSA), AASA and many other organizations.

The students organizations also demanded to take stern action against the culprits, who involved in the local AASU office attack in Silapathar in Dhemaji district.

(Reporting by Hemanta Kumar Nath)