ES Reporter

ITANAGAR, Dec 19: The road leading to Raj Bhavan on Thursday evening saw a dazzling display of thousands of candles lit by as many number of people who voluntarily participated in the peaceful candlelight march in protest against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act.
The protesters consisted mostly of students, senior citizens, student leaders, intellectuals etc who took part in the peaceful march organized by the United Arunachal Indigenous People’s Forum (UAIPF). The rally started from Tennis Court Complex and after   passing through Zero Point culminated at the Raj Bhavan campus.
In his address, President UAIPF Laffe Paffa said that the people of Northeast states would never accept CAA. “We are not against the government and our movement is against the draconian Act, which is being forcefully implemented to destroy the tribal cultures and identities,” he said. Demanding an immediate roll rollback of the Act, Laffe said that sentiment is running high throughout the Northeast and people are now either scared or angry over the passage of the bill.
Another protester termed the act as unconstitutional, stating that they (BJP government) may have the mandate, but it did not gave them the right to distort the Constitution by forcibly enforcing the Act which has been rejected by the people. “I have an apprehension that the new Act, if not withdrawn immediately, will one day destroy the social fabric, unity and peaceful atmosphere of the entire Northeast. So I want to request the Prime Minister to immediately revoke the Act,” a lady protester opined.
Expressing solidarity with the people of Assam and those killed during protests, she added “We the people of Arunachal and Northeast as the whole stand with the people of the Assam at this crucial time and the whole Northeast will fight as one and counter the evil designs of the Centre and never let anyone bypass the rights of the indigenous populace of the country.”

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Kenter Joya Riba

(Managing Editor)
      She is a graduate in Science with post graduation in Sociology from University of Pune. She has been in the media industry for nearly a decade. Before turning to print business, she has been associated with radio and television.
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