Assam Bandh images: Railway tracks blocked, shops closed, tyres burnt in 12-hour strike; see pics

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Protestors on Tuesday tried to block railway tracks and disrupt train services across Assam as part of the 12-hour state-wide bandh called by 46 organisations against the Citizenship Bill. Police officials said the demonstrators who were squatting on the tracks are being evicted.

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Demonstrators burnt tyres on roads in various places of the state. (ANI Photo)

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Police escorts were being provided to public transport vehicles to ensure transport services functioned normally during the bandh. (ANI Photo)

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A view of the deserted Sixmile flyover during 12-hour Assam Bandh in Guwahati on Tuesday. (PTI Photo)

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A view of closed shops at Fancy Bazar in Guwahati during the 12-hour state-wide bandh in Assam on Tuesday. (PTI Photo)

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The deputy commissioners of respective districts had issued orders that all government officials should attend to their duties. (ANI Photo)

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Shops, business establishments, educational institutions were asked to remain open and transport facilities to function normally. (ANI Photo)

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All district magistrates and superintendents of police had been instructed by the BJP government in the state to take measures to maintain public utility services in view of the bandh call. (ANI Photo)

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The Krishak Mukti Sangram Samiti (KMSS), Asom Jatiyatabadi Yuba Chhatra Parishad (AJYCP) and 44 organisations have called the 12-hour bandh to protest against the Centre's bid to pass the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016, in the Winter Session of Parliament.

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The Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016 was introduced in the Lok Sabha to amend the Citizenship Act, 1955 to grant Indian citizenship to Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, Parsis and Christians who fled religious persecution in Bangladesh, Pakistan and Afghanistan and entered India before December 31, 2014.