 "Samuel B Jyrwa, North East Students Organisation (NESO) president. Illustration: Binay Sinha")
The North-eastern states have erupted in protests this week after both Houses of Parliament cleared the controversial Citizenship (Amendment) Bill. Ripples of anger have spread across a population — as is often the case in a region where the ruling National Democratic Alliance now has a lion’s share of the MPs (18 out of 25) — by students. This is more so in the absence of influential politicians in the Opposition who can give a voice to their concerns.
The protests have been largely scattered and leaderless, with a native population which harbours a perennial fear of foreign immigrants taking over
