Siliguri, 13th February: The Siliguri Nagarik Committee held a humanitarian program and staged a sit-in-protest opposing the National Register of Citizens (NRC) and the Citizenship (Amendment) Act 2019 (CAA).
The humanitarian program was held in Siliguri’s Hill Cart Road and the sit-in protest was staged near the Siliguri Post Office. Committee member Partha Chowdhury, Rita Thakur, and many other dignitaries were present during the program.
Partha Chowdhury stated that they conducted different programs protesting against the NRC and CAA and further warned of staging larger demonstrations in the future.