Narendra Modi and Japan’s Shinzo Abe have also postponed a summit due in Guwahati. FMTNews Guwahati UndocumentedMuslimMigrant
Islamic groups say it is part of Modi’s Hindu nationalist agenda to marginalise India’s Muslims.
No major incidents were reported overnight in Guwahati in Assam state, the epicentre of the protests, where two were shot dead and 26 hospitalised this week after security forces fired blank and live rounds, medical staff said. Samujjal Bhattacharya from the All Assam Students Union, which has been at the forefront of the protests, told AFP the group would continue its fight against the new law “in the streets and in the court”.Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe postponed a summit that had reportedly been due to be held in Guwahati from Sunday, and the United States and Britain warned their nationals to “exercise caution” if travelling to the wider northeast region.
The Citizenship Amendment Bill – approved this week – allows for the fast-tracking of applications from religious minorities from Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh, but not Muslims.
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