The protest began at 6 am and was observed simultaneously in all district headquarters, with the main demonstration held at Dighalipukhuri in Guwahati.
The Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA) will launch a 3-day hunger strike in Kargil in support of their charter of demands including statehood for Ladakh.
In an appeal to Union Home Minister Amit Shah, six senior leaders of the resettled Bru community in Tripura have demanded urgent action on long-pending issues of food security, land rights, and access to welfare schemes.
The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has extended an invitation to the Leh Apex Body (LAB) and the Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA) for talks in New Delhi on 28 July on granting Sixth Schedule status to Ladakh and other demands.
The lane leading to Malandi village is still cloaked in an eerie silence, broken only by the occasional cry of a mother whose world was shattered on 23 June.
Amid the ongoing hunger strike by junior doctors, that started yesterday, senior doctors have decided to join the protest in solidarity.
The AAP leaders and CM's wife were also present as the water minister began her fast.
Earlier Wednesday, the Maharashtra government had called an all-party meeting on the issue of Maratha quota where leaders agreed on Maratha reservation within legal framework.
Maratha leader Manoj Jarange-Patil has issued a fresh threat for a relay hunger strike from October 25 if his demands for reservations to the community are not accepted by Tuesday (tomorrow), sparking concerns in the state government.
The students resorted to a hunger strike following the suicide of a third-year Electrical Engineering student.
