Akhil Gogoi

National Investigation Agency (NIA), in its chargesheet against Bittu Sonowal, a close aide of peasants’ leader Akhil Gogoi, mentioned that he had referred to some of his friends as ‘Comrade’ and used words such as ‘Lal Salam’ among others.

According to Arupjyoti Saikia's lawyer, the academic will be questioned by NIA again on Tuesday.

From arresting peasant leaders to booking them for sedition, Assam Police has tried everything to quell protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act