DHEMAJI, Jan 30 - The Asom Jatiyatabadi Yuva Chatra Parishad (AJYCP), Dhemaji district unit has launched a series of agitational programmes against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016 and demanding introduction of Inner Line Permit (ILP) and dual citizenship in the State.
The youth organisation on Monday launched its �Mass Signature Campaign� at Jonai town in support of their demands. It blocked the National Highway-15 for one hour at Jonai on Wednesday to press for the demands for withdrawal of the contentious Citizenship Bill.
The blockade was supported by the Jonai block Congress Committee, Asom Gana Parishad and other local organisations.
The organisation also announced to resort to rail blockade at different portions along Rangiya-Murkongselek BG railway in Dhemaji district on February 7.
Addressing the gathering on the blockade spot at Jonai today, AJYCP central executive member Ratul Borgohain said the AJYCP has been agitating for introduction of Inner Line Permit (ILP) and dual citizenship in Assam for the last 40 years, but successive State governments are ignoring the genuine demands.
�The prevailing situation in the State has made our demands more relevant,� Borgohain said.
Among others, AJYCP Dhemaji district president (i/c) Pulen Das, adviser Rajani Handique, retired principal Dr Sukhlata Gogoi, retired DSP (Police) Suraj Doley and senior citizen Girish Sarma spoke in support of the students� agitation, opined that the indigenous Assamese communities are in a state of danger in the wake of controversial citizenship bill.
The Dhemaji District Committee of the AJYCP following its central committee�s instruction had organised a seminar on �Introduction of Inner Line Permit (ILP) in Assam� at Dhemaji in August last year. It also staged sit-in demonstrations in front of the administrative offices demanding Inner Line Permit (ILP) in the State.
The AJYCP functionaries, who took serious note on the reported inferior quality RCC works of Central School at Laimekuri (Jonai), submitted complaint petition to Dhemaji Deputy Commissioner on January 23 last, demanded magisterial probe into the alleged irregularities in the building construction.
On the other hand, the Jonai Block Congress Committee formed a �human chain� and the Sub-division unit of Karmachari Parishad staged a dharna in front of Jonai SDO�s office on Wednesday demanding immediate scrapping of the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016.
The Sadou Jonai Banglavashi Asomiya Somaj of Jonai too, has opposed the citizenship bill. The association in a memorandum submitted to the Chief Minister of Assam (through the Jonai SDO) stated that the bill would derail the existing unity among the indigenous Assamese communities.
