A day after a massive rally organized by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Barpeta, the state party president Ranjit Dass has been shooed away at Chabua in Dibrugarh district, the hometown of Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal after a clash erupted between the AASU activists and BJP activists.
Ranjit Dass went to Chabua to take stock of MLA Binod Hazarika and also attended a party meeting and while returning he was shooed away by anti-CAA protestors. Dass has also been waved black flag by AASU activists and workers from different organizations.
Dass has toface protests while heading to Chabua and the BJP workers also pelted stones atAASU activists while waving black flag to the party President. Moreover, theChabua town has been shut down spontaneously following the protest.
Meanwhile,the people of Chabua have observed serial protests against the CitizenshipAmendment Act demanding to withdraw the act. On Wednesday, locals from across10 villages had taken out a protest rally against the citizenship law andcriticized the Assam Government for supporting the central government to bringthe citizenship law which will destroy the culture and dignity of the state.
