Several artists in Assam on Sunday staged a protest against the amended Citizenship Act at the Assam Engineering Institute ground in Chandmari here.The theme of the protest was 'NO CAA, Concert for Peace and Harmony'.Speaking to ANI, Varsha, an artist, said: "We have moved the Supreme Court to take legal action against this controversial act. It is a threat to our identity and our culture."Another protestor stated that the artists will keep on protesting against the act in different ways until the act is taken down."People coming from neighboring countries will be legally staying in our state, which will create several problems for the country," said another protestor.Protests broke out in many parts of Assam and North-East following the passage of Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2019 in Parliament and it later became an Act thereupon after Presidential assent on December 12.Around 3 people have died and 27 people have been injured in the state so far in protests.Meanwhile, in the ...
