• Supriya Dey
• Dr. Manvendra Singh

The North East Region comprises of 8 states namely: Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Manipur, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim and Tripura. Both Manipur and Tripura were princely states whereas the remaining states were the different parts of Assam which latter on got a separate statehood status. The inhabitants of the entire North Eastern Region are of diverse in culture, ethnicity, traditions and languages. The land consists of numerous tribes which have their separate belongingness. Both the hilly and non-hilly tribes are always up to preservation of their identity which they prefer a lot of importance and for which they themselves quarrel & fight if required due to maintain their identity. Autonomous movement in Assam is the consequence of this region. This resembles that the population are very conscious about their land and individuals. There are many rebellions witnessed in the history till date regarding the preservation and protection of the North East culture, land, identity, employment, traditions, languages, practices etc. Since pre independence period, the region is suffering a lot due to legal as well as illegal migrants. And they have been protesting against this issue for which Assam Accord 1985 came into existence. But yet they don’t have the faith towards the Central Government in context to their problems faced for those immigrants especially as because they believe that the Citizenship Amendment Act 2019 shall decrease their cultural values, norms and ethics if those 6 religious minorities come and take shelter in the North East Region. They totally oppose the Act since the passing of the Bill till date. They had gone through a huge pathetic revolutionary protest against the Government for not enacting the Act. A huge mass destruction took place in the region especially in Assam for more than 1 month in view of asking from the Government for their protection and preservation. It leaded to a great economic and infrastructural lose in the region along with that it hampered the educational sector and also the political parties as well.

Assam, Citizenship Amendment Act 2019, Identity, Indigenous, Illegal Immigrants

"North Eastern States and Citizenship Amendment Act 2019: A Case Study on Dibrugarh, District of Assam.", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.8, Issue 4, page no.597-606, April-2021, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2104279.pdf

"North Eastern States and Citizenship Amendment Act 2019: A Case Study on Dibrugarh, District of Assam.", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.8, Issue 4, page no. pp597-606, April-2021, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2104279.pdf