PTIThe year 2019 began in the Northeast with protests against Centre’s move to amend the Citizenship Act 1955 and ended with protests after the Act was amended. Respite came when the Centre did not table the citizenship bill in Rajya Sabha in February leading to its lapse. The anti-CAA protest seems unlikely to end soon. The All Assam Students’ Union (AASU), which has been spearheading the anti-CAA protests along with 30 other organisations, has announced a series of protests next month. The update of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) was another issue that kept Assam in the news.

Source: The Telegraph December 30, 2019 20:15 UTC