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Japanese PM cancels visit to India as violence rages over Citizenship Act

Amit Shah's visit to Shillong and Arunachal also stands cancelled

Amit Shah at Parliament to pay tribute to the martyrs of 2001 Parliament attack on its 18th anniversary in New Delhi. Photo: PTI
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Amit Shah at Parliament to pay tribute to the martyrs of 2001 Parliament attack on its 18th anniversary in New Delhi. Photo: PTI

Archis Mohan New Delhi
The visit of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to India for an annual summit with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, which was to be held in Guwahati, was on Friday cancelled.

Guwahati, the capital of Assam, and several parts of the Northeast have seen violent protests since Thursday against the Citizenship Amendment Act.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s visit to Shillong, the capital of Meghalaya, and Arunachal Pradesh on Sunday and Monday also stands cancelled in view of the protests. Shah was scheduled to take part in the passing-out parade at North Eastern Police Academy near Shillong on Sunday and a festival in