Curfew relaxed in Guwahati for 9 hrs as protests against citizenship law drawbacks

The curfew
in Assam’s Guwahati, because protests against the new citizenship law, was
relaxed for seven hours on Saturday from 9 am to 4 pm, police said according to
sources.

Citizens jammed
shops to buy supplies and motorists queued up at fuel stations to fill up tanks
before the curfew resumes shortly before sunset.

Auto-rickshaws
and cycle-rickshaws were running as per their routine across the city but buses
were off the roads. Mobile internet services still remain suspended across much
of the state .

A police
spokesperson said police are using loudspeakers to inform the public about the
curfew relaxation.

Offices and
educational institutions continue to remain shut in the Northeast’s largest
city which remained relatively peaceful.