Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Guwahati on Friday on a two-day visit to the Northeast amid protests against the proposed Citizenship (Amendment) Bill (CAB). On Saturday, PM Modi will inaugurate several projects and address public meetings in Arunachal Pradesh, Assam and Tripura. Earlier in the day, the All Assam Students Union, and 38 other organisations representing indigenous groups burnt copies of the bill all over the state. In Tripura, we will boycott his programme,” said Upendra Debbarma, joint secretary of North East Students Union (NESO), an umbrella body of students organizations from the Northeast. Slamming the protesters, Assam minister Siddhartha Bhattacharya said, “These are all allies of the Congress who are protesting.

Source: Hindustan Times February 08, 2019 16:07 UTC