Members of the Hindu Kranti Dal (HKD) staged a protest at Thana Chariali in Dibrugarh on Wednesday, burning an effigy of Mohammad Yunus, chief advisor of Bangladesh’s interim government, in response to alleged atrocities against religious minorities in Bangladesh.
In Agartala, HSS members, holding placards and banners, raised slogans against the Bangladesh government, accusing it of targeting the Hindu community. "We are here to protest the false charges against Hindus in Bangladesh," said Shankar Rai, an HSS member.
The Committee on Tribal Unity (CoTU) has announced a 12-hour total shutdown in Manipur on Saturday, from 4 a.m. to 4 p.m., in protest against "unwarranted road restrictions" imposed by the Army near Leimakhong.
The protesters alleged that the priest, known as the "voice of Sanatani Hindus" in Bangladesh, was detained by the caretaker government led by Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus after urging Hindus in the country to remain united.
Chanting slogans against the government for delaying appointments, the demonstrators highlighted their grievances, accusing the state of ignoring their plight despite a critical shortage of teachers in schools
The non-teaching staff under the banner of the North Eastern Hill University Non-Teaching Staff Association (NEHUNSA) have extended full support to the ongoing indefinite hunger strike protest led by the students’ union (NEHUSU) for demanding the immediate resignation of the incumbent Vice Chancellor Prof. PS Shukla.
Several protesters were detained following a tense standoff at Assam Medical College and Hospital (AMCH) on Tuesday in Dibrugarh. The situation escalated when authorities used a JCB excavator to completely block access by shutting down a gate near the campus.
Speaking to media persons, president of the NEHU Non-Teaching Staff Association (NEHUNSA) Dr WR Synrem said that the association has been compelled to stage the indefinite protest due to the fact that the strength of the non-teaching staff in both Shillong and Tura campuses has gone down tremendously.
The All Meghalaya SSA School Teachers Association (AMSSASTA) on Monday suspended their 21 days indefinite sit-in-demonstration after the state government assured to enhance the salary of SSA teachers in the state.