Amit Shah’s resolution on framing implementation rules of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) after the start of Covid vaccination was strongly condemned by the All Assam Students’ Union (AASU).
AASU claims to announce its protest schedule against CAA which could stretch till the assembly polls.
Assam Jatiya Parishad (AJP), the new regional party will be supported by AASU, said General Secretary of AASU, Sankar Jyoti Baruah on Monday as a BJP substitute in the 2021 Assam elections, to protest against the CAA implementation move.
Baruah told, “BJP was targeting to use CAA to garner votes in West Bengal elections. Amit Shah’s statement on CAA proves this. He has linked CAA with corona and wants to implement it at the earliest for BJP’s gain in West Bengal politics. Assam won’t accept this”.
The “political motives” behind bringing CAA has been proved ahead of the West Bengal elections, said The AASU General Secretary.
AASU will support an alternative party over BJP in the assembly polls which are due in Assam early next year.
Baruah added, “We must advocate the alternative political force to give a reply to BJP, politically, so that the ruling party cannot impose CAA in Assam. It’s clear that the BJP-led government at the Centre will implement CAA before the assembly polls next year. We will maintain our apolitical character, but extend our support to AJP”.
December 23 to 31 will be “anti-CAA week”, announced Krishak Mukti Sangram Samiti’s (KMSS’s) student wing, Satra Mukti Sangram Samiti (SMSS). The state districts will witness large conventions of protests against the citizenship law.
SMSS president Bittu Sonowal said, “Relaunching the protest against the CAA implementation move, SMSS will organize bicycle rallies in villages, human chains and public meetings to give a momentum to the agitation against the citizenship law. BJP will face massive resistance in Assam”.
While performing in a city event, singer Zubeen Garg said, “CAA is coming. Everybody may take an U-turn but I will stand firm”.
“This time we won’t protest on the roads but on our mobile phones. It’s going to be a virtual protest against the CAA,” said Zubeen. TOI