Citizenship Bill row: Protests greet Modi in Assam

Guwahati: All Assam Students Union (AASU) members shouted slogans against the contentious Citizenship (Amendment) Bill and waved black flags at Prime Minister Narendra Modi who arrived here on Friday evening on a two-day visit to the Northeast. The prime minister witnessed the protests when he travelled to the Raj Bhavan here, where he will spend the night, from Lokopriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport.

from EenaduIndia | Arunachal Pradesh http://bit.ly/2GhqE5e

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