New Delhi: After United States, now Canada has asked its citizens to avoid “non-essential travel to the northeast of India in view of the ongoing protests against the contentious Citizenship Amendment Act.
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Canada embassy issued a travel advisory on Saturday for its citizens requesting them to avoid their trip to Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram and Nagaland.
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The embassy has also stated that internet and mobile communications have been temporarily suspended and transport facilities have also been affected in various parts of the northeast region.
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People of these states are protesting against Citizenship Amendment Act for over a week now.
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Earlier, the US government also warned its citizens against visiting the northeastern states of India due to the ongoing protests over the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019.
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Tens of thousands of protesters against Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, which has now become a law, have taken to the streets of northeast since Wednesday, clashing with police and plunging the region into a chaos.
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