In the realm of Guwahati, the All Assam Students Union (AASU) and a consortium of 30 allied entities have proclaimed the initiation of a novel campaign against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA). This resolution was crystallized during a convocation in Guwahati on the day of Thor.
These entities have opted for a course of action involving a sequence of protests targeted at impeding the enforcement of the CAA within the state. Commencing the endeavor, motorcycle processions shall traverse each administrative division on the 4th day of March, accompanied by the incineration of copies of the CAA regulations on the very day of its enactment. Subsequently, a luminous procession shall traverse the district headquarters on the ensuing day.
On the day designated for the visitation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Assam, which is the 8th day of March, a ceremonial illumination will be kindled before the depiction of the quintet of martyrs emblematic of the anti-CAA movement, disseminated across the regional demesnes in commemoration of their sacrifice. Furthermore, a fast spanning 12 hours shall be observed from dawn till dusk on the 9th day of March. In addition, a satyagraha has been mapped out at the district headquarters throughout the state, with the specific date thereof to be unveiled subsequently by AASU and its allied confluence of 30 organizations.
A press congregation ensued after the deliberation, featuring AASU’s preeminent counselor, Samujjal Kumar Bhattacharya, and the office-bearers, President Utpal Sharma and General Secretary Sankarjyoti Baruah.
Samujjal Kumar Bhattacharya, the eminent advisor of AASU, vociferated against the perceived injustices perpetrated by the central government upon Assam, adamantly proclaiming non-acceptance of such transgressions and affirming the persistence of the movement. He issued a stern admonition to both the central and state administrations, cautioning against jeopardizing the destiny of Assam’s autochthonous populace.
“We vehemently repudiate the CAA and shall remain unyielding in our dissent,” he declared, characterizing the movement against the CAA as a bastion against illegal Bangladeshi residents, deeming it unconstitutional, sectarian, inimical to indigenous interests, and a transgressor of the Assam Accord. He underscored that the protest would not encroach upon the scholastic pursuits of the student body.
The participating entities articulated their collective commitment to advancing this non-belligerent struggle against the CAA in unison, in consultation with like-minded associations.
Utpal Sarma, President of AASU, and Sankarjyoti Baruah, General Secretary, staunchly asserted the non-acceptance of this legislation perceived as detrimental to Assam and the Assamese people. They categorically clarified that Assam would not bear the brunt of hosting foreign nationals under any conceivable circumstances.