Guwahati, Sept. 4 -- The All Assam Students' Union (AASU) launched an 11-hour statewide hunger strike on Wednesday, voicing strong opposition to the Centre's immigration policies, which they claim are accelerating demographic changes that threaten Assam's indigenous identity.

Starting at 6 am across all district headquarters, AASU activists led protests demanding the eviction of all illegal immigrants regardless of religion and the speedy implementation of the Assam Accord.

The primary protest site was Dighalipukhuri in Guwahati, with parallel demonstrations taking place throughout the state.

AASU leader Utpal Sharma criticized the government for what he described as the deliberate sidelining of Assam's native communities.

"The govern...