The Citizenship (Amendment) Bill was passed by a majority vote in India’s lower house after midnight and still needs to be passed by the upper house before becoming law. The shutdown began at 5am and was organized by the North East Students Organization, an association of student groups from across India’s eight northeastern states. How can you grant citizenship on the basis of religion?” All Assam Students’ Union chief adviser Samujjal Bhattacharya said. Protesters blocked traffic across the state of Assam, including in the state capital Gauhati, by burning tires and sitting on roads. Bhaskar Mahanta, director-general of police in Assam, said that several protesters had been detained or arrested, but the situation was under control.

Source: Taipei Times December 10, 2019 16:07 UTC