Northeast Student Unions Mark CAA Anniversary With Coordinated ‘Black Day’ Protests

Overview

• Student bodies across seven northeastern states, including AASU, KSU, NSF, AJYCP and AAPSU under NESO, staged synchronized actions on December 11.
• Protest tactics ranged from black flags and banners in Shillong to silent sit-ins in Assam and the public burning of CAA documents in Kohima.
• Leaders vowed to continue the agitation until the Citizenship Amendment Act is withdrawn.
• Assam groups pressed the state to officially recognize five people they say were killed during earlier anti-CAA demonstrations.
• Speakers described the law as a threat to indigenous identity and resources and said ILP protections are not permanent, with no immediate response from the Centre reported.