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epa08061645 Security personnel keep guard at Sariaghat Bridge during the twelve hours Assam bandh or strike call, given by North East Student Organization (NESO) in protest against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill (CAB) in Guwahati, Assam, India, 10 December 2019 (issued 11 December 2019). Indian Home Minister Amit Shah on 09 December introduced the Citizenship Amendment Bill 2016 in the Lok Sabha (lower house of Parliament) during the winter session of the Indian Parliament. The passing of the bill will give Indian citizenship rights to refugees from Hindu, Jain, Buddhist, Sikhs, Parsi or Christian communities coming from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, and Pakistan. EPA/STR