Assam: Oppn, AASU intensify anti-CAA protests amid PM Modi's visit
GUWAHATI, March 9 -- Following Prime Minister Narendra Modi's arrival in Assam for a two-day visit, student bodies and political parties intensified their protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA).
The United Opposition Forum, Assam (UOFA), comprising 16 parties, staged a sit-in demonstration at Kaliabor Tiniali, about 50km from Kohora, where the PM stayed overnight.
Later in the evening, the All Assam Students' Union (AASU) and 30 other organizations held a memorial, lighting lamps in honor of five individuals who lost their lives during the anti-CAA movement in 2019.
Modi arrived in the state on Friday afternoon and stayed at the Assam police guest house near Central Kohora Range in Kaziranga National Park.
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