Tinsukia: Chanting rhythmic slogans against Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) 2019 and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), more than 20,000 protesters participated in a rally in Assam’s Tinsukia town on Wednesday

The rally started from Bordoloi Nagar ground and culminated at the Senairam School boarding field after which a public meeting took place.

In the meantime, curfew was relaxed from 5 am to 6 pm on Wednesday. In Dibrugarh, curfew remained relaxed from 5 am to 8 pm.

Shops and business establishments in Tinsukia town opened at a slow pace on Wednesday after remaining closed for nine days. However, the markets started closing after the rally was taken out. By 2 pm, most of the market was closed.