NESO Hold Protests Against CAA Nearly After 2 Years On Account Of Amit Shah’s Remark
North East Students’ Organisation (NESO) hold protests against various burning issues in the capitals of all North Eastern states on August 17. The last protest against the controversial Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), was nearly 2 years after the demonstrations against the legislation hit the pause button.
“We have been firm in our stand that the CAA is against the interests of Assam and other states in the region. But despite our earlier protests, the Centre went ahead and enacted the legislation,” said Samuel Jyrwa, president of North East Students Union (NESO), the umbrella body of all student organisations in the region.
“On Wednesday, we will organise non-violent sit-in demonstrations in all state capitals of the region against CAA and other issues such as the promulgation of inner-line permit regime in Assam, Meghalaya and Tripura — states that have borne the maximum brunt of illegal immigration,” he added.
The protest broke on an account of Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s remarks during an interaction with a BJP delegation from West Bengal, that CAA will be implemented once Covid-19 vaccinations are over in India earlier this month.
