The Citizenship Amendment Bill is aimed at helping Hindus and members of other non-Muslim minority communities in neighbouring Muslim countries move to India. The bill had incited exceptional opposition in remote, ethnically diverse north eastern states where for years residents have complained that migrants from Bangladesh are a burden on society. For days, protesters have taken to the streets, bringing chaos to several cities in the region. Members of the Assam state organisation had threatened to "shed blood" to block the bill. Protests also erupted in Mizoram state, where some activists have given voice to old separatist aspirations.

Source: Dhaka Tribune February 13, 2019 15:00 UTC