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NAGAON: Following the alleged police firing at former AASU leader Kirti Kamal Bora, protests continued on Monday here at Nagaon town and students fraternity as well as other students' organizations including AASU, AJYCP and other intensified their stir in the small town consecutively for second day on Monday.
Thousands of students from various educational institutions including Nowgong College (autonomous), ADP College, Nowgong Girls' College and others went on rampage on Monday too and staged a road blockade programme on old NH 37 near Nowgong College Clock Tower police point for several hours for which heavy traffic congestion rocked the entire town for over hours.
During the agitation, the protesters demanded immediate suspension of Superintendent of Police Anand Mishra and sought justice to the victim student leader Kirti Kamal Bora. The participants held placards against the top cop and staged protests
Significantly, the supremo of Raijor Dal Lurinjyoti Gogoi also participated in the stir and strongly criticized Chief Minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma. Gogoi also demanded immediate suspension of SP Anand Mishra. The president of Raijor Dal Lurinjyoti Gogoi also visited the family members of the victim Kirti Kamal Bora at their Kachalukhuwa residence.
Meanwhile, the district unit of All Assam Students' Union (AASU) also staged a sit-in against police atrocities in front of the office of Deputy Commissioner on Monday. During the protest, hundreds of AASU activists participated and criticized the role of SP Anand Mishra. The agitators reverberated the air with various slogans against Nagaon police as well as the State government. Following the stir, AASU leaders submitted two separate memoranda to Director General of Police, Assam and Chief Minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma through Nagaon Deputy Commissioner.
In the memoranda signed by Gouri Shankar Saikia and Amarjyoti Phukan,the president and secretary of Nagaon AASU, respectively, the organization demanded strict measures against the police personnel and also sought justice for the victim. The organization also appealed to the State government as well as the State police administration to maintain the merits of the democracy.
Nagaon MP Pradyut Bordoloi, Bhupen Bora, president of APCC visited the family members of the victim on Sunday evening while former Congress minister Rokibul Hussain and other dignitaries of district Congress committee visited the same on Sunday. The leaders of the Congress condemned the gruesome incident. On the other hand, two cross FIRs were lodged in Nagaon Police Station by Nilkamal Bora, the father of the victim.
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