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He also accused the Congress of deliberately keeping the issue of disputed Ram temple unresolved.

As curfew was relaxed in the city, long queues were seen outside shops at several places, including Dispur, Uzan Bazar, Chandmari, Silpukhuri and Zoo Road. Auto-rickshaws and cycle-rickshaws were plying across the city.

Employees of the Assam government also announced that they will go for cease work on December 18 in protest against the amended Citizenship Act.

Family members alleged that he was grievously injured after some persons, who were in a four-wheeler, fired at a group of people in dark "late evening" at Namgarh.

The ministry also said the temporary suspension of operations on Thursday is being closely monitored.

Several towns and cities in Assam have been placed under indefinite curfew, including Guwahati, the epicentre of protests, besides Dibrugarh, Tezpur and Dhekiajuli. A curfew has also been imposed in Shillong, the capital city of Meghalaya.

Meghalaya CM Conrad Sangma is scheduled to meet Amit Shah, along with his cabinet ministers, to seek total exemption of Meghalaya from the purview of the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill.

The debate witnessed a heated exchange between Prasad and Leader of Opposition Ghulam Nabi Azad, after which Congress members staged a walkout.

Referring to the Citizenship Amendment Bill, Pakistan PM Imran Khan said this agenda, 'accompanied by threats to Pakistan under a nuclear overhang, will lead to massive bloodshed and far-reaching consequences for the world'.

The Indian side will be represented by External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh.

The November 9 verdict had cleared the way for construction of a Ram Temple at the disputed site.

The letter sent to UP government mentioned that some convicts in the jail were awarded capital punishment and their legal and constitutional remedies had been exhausted.

In her compliant, police said the girl has alleged that the accused, who live near her house in Karnal, committed the crime at her home when her parents would be away for work.

According to police, the burglars decamped with 80 iPhones worth Rs 73.46 lakh and cash worth Rs 1.86 lakh.

The NHRC team, including a forensic medicine expert, had examined the bodies of the four accused in Mahabubnagar district where they were earlier kept in a state-run hospital after autopsy.

Participating in the debate on the bill in the Rajya Sabha, DMK MP Tiruchi Siva said that the bill was polarising as the government was targeting only one religion.