Daily News - 10 Jan, 2020
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Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal and state Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma met Union Home Minister Amit Shah in New Delhi on Thursday to discuss the current situation over CAA as well as indigenous peoples’ issues. According to media reports, discussions were held to ensure measures to protect the language, literature, culture of Assamese people under Clause 6 of the Assam Accord.

Activists of the All Assam Students’ Union (AASU) Tinsukia Unit showed black flags to Chabua MLA Binod Hazarika as a mark of protest against contentious Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019.

Amidst widespread protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, Assam’s capital city here has worn a sporting look as it is ready to hoist the third edition of the ambitious Khelo India Youth Games (KIYG). About 6,800 athletes across 37 teams have arrived in the city to take part in the Games that will be held on schedule from January 10 to 22. The athletes will compete in a total of 20 sports events, including new additions – lawn bowls and cycling, in eight venues across Guwahati, during the 13-day long event.

Syed Akbaruddin, India’s Ambassador & Permanent Representative to the United Nations rebuked Pakistan during an open debate at the United Nations. “There are no takers here for your malware,” he told Pakistan. The rebuttal was made after Pakistan accused India of imposing unilateral measures on Jammu and Kashmir as “a first step” in the country’s efforts to suppress Muslims.

At Delhi’s Shaheen Bagh, women protestors have been peacefully protesting against CAA and NRC for almost a month now. The sit-in protests have continued despite bad weather. The Delhi High Court on Friday turned down a plea filed by IGNOU student Tushar Sachdev asking for the removal of protestors to another area citing traffic movement and damage to public property as reasons.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday held a high-level meeting with National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval and top officials in the Ministry of Home Affairs on internal security issues. Sources said that law and order issues across the country, as well as security matters linked to Jammu and Kashmir, were discussed in the meeting, chaired by Shah, against the backdrop of recent violent protests in various states against Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA).

While hearing pleas challenging petition on the current situation in Kashmir, the Supreme Court observed on Friday that right to Internet access is a fundamental right and suspending the Internet indefinitely is unconstitutional. The five-judge bench headed by Justice N V Ramana, the Court called for restoring internet services in government websites, localized/limited e-banking facilities, hospital services, etc. It also asked the administration to restore the Internet to facilitate e-banking and trade in Jammu and Kashmir.