Overview
- The campaign begins with an 11-hour hunger strike on September 4 at all district headquarters, followed by demonstrations on September 16, human chains on September 20, and mass rallies on September 23.
- AASU restated demands for detection and expulsion of illegal migrants from Bangladesh, full sealing of the India–Bangladesh border, and a shoot-at-sight order against illegal crossings.
- Leaders called for a review of the National Register of Citizens to produce an error-free citizens’ list and for Assam to be kept outside the Citizenship Amendment Act.
- Chief advisor Samujjal Kumar Bhattacharya urged constitutional safeguards for indigenous communities, indicating constitutional amendments may be necessary.
- The union accused the Centre and the Assam government of leaving 268 km of the Bangladesh border unsealed and demanded immediate decisions and actions.