North-East Bandh: Agitators clash with security forces in Assam, train services affected

The Citizenship Amendment Bill is a contentious issue in Northeast India with influential socio-political groups and political parties holding it as a threat to the interests of the indigenous communities of the region.

Updated: December 10, 2019 16:08 IST

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Security has been beefed up across the states of North-East as an 11-hour bandh was called in protest against the contentious Citizenship (Amendment) Bill — which was passed by Lok Sabha Monday — began from 5 am Tuesday. In pic: All business establishments, schools and colleges are closed in Imphal. (Express photo: Jimmy Levion)

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Nagaland has been exempted from the purview of the bandh in view of the ongoing Hornbill Festival there. In pic: Students burn tyres at Guwahati's Cotton University. (Express photo)

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Amid shutdown called by the protesters, Tripura government has suspended SMS and mobile internet connectivity for 48-hours starting 2 pm today. (Express photo: Jimmy Levion)

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People in Tripura taking to streets to protest the Citizenship Amendment Bill.

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The protesters fear that the Bill would open the floodgates for 'illegal Bangladeshis', affecting the indigenous tribes of Tripura and other northeastern states.

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Anti-CAB protesters at Tripura Police Grounds at Arundhatinagar in west Tripura. The protesters were detained by cops while agitating near north gate of Palace Compound, one of the busiest public places of Agartala city. (Express photo)

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BJP supporters converge in large number at the party office in Imphal. (Express photo)

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BJP Manipur organise rally to thank PM Modi and central leaders amid total shutdown called by AMSU.

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The rally was led by Chief Minister N Biren Singh. Thousands of BJP supporters, BJP MLAs, ministers and BJP allies took part in the rally.

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The revised version of Bill keeps out of its purview all ILP states — Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram and Nagaland — and the Sixth Schedule regions in Tripura, Assam, and Meghalaya. In pic: Mizoram's Aizawl (Express photo)

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Silchar town in South Assam’s Barak Valley remains more or less unaffected by the bandh . However, there have been protests in the outskirts of the city. (Express photo)