GUWAHATI:  Ahead of the BJP national President Amit Shah’s visit to Assam, RTI activist and farmers’ body leader Akhil Gogoi was arrested on Sunday morning for protesting against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016.

Mr Shah is scheduled to arrive in Assam capital on Sunday to address leaders of the Bharatiya Janata Party-led North East Democratic Alliance (NEDA) from all the northeastern states.

Mr Gogoi, who leads Krishak Mukti Sangram Samiti (KMSS), had on Saturday urged the people of Assam to protest against the visit of Shah by displaying black flags “to send a strong message to the BJP President” over the Citizenship Amendment Bill, 2016.

Police arrested Mr Gogoi when he was protesting near Srimanta Sankardeva Kalakshetra, where the NEDA meeting is scheduled.

 

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Activist Akhil Gogoi arrested ahead of Amit Shah’s visit to Assam

IANSUpdated: May 20th 2018, 12.29 PM

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File photos os Krishak Mukti Sangram Samiti leader and RTI activist Akhil Gogoi; and BJP president Amit Shah

he was protesting near Srimanta Sankardeva Kalakshetra in Guwahati, where the NEDA meeting is scheduled.

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KMSS led by Akhil Gogoi protests outside #NEDA conclave venue in Guwahati against citizenship amendment bill being pushed by the BJP- led NDA govt. BJP chief Amit Shah and CMs of Arunachal, Meghalaya, Assam, Manipur, Tripura, Sikkim and Nagaland will attend the conclave @htTweets

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“We were peacefully protesting here… However, the BJP government has arrested me in the most undemocratic manner,” Mr Gogoi told reporters before being taken away.

“I once again appeal to the people to unite against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill and protest against the visit of Mr Shah by showing black flags to him,” Mr Gogoi added