The North East Students’ Organisation (NESO), in a press release, has stated that December 11 “will always be remembered as a Black Day for the whole of the North East”. In continuation of the Observation of the Black Day, the NESO has decided that there will be a display of  Black Flags and Black Banners in all the important places of all the seven states on December 11.

“This Observation is to give a message to the Government of India that we are against this Citizenship (Amendment) Act 2019 and also at the same time to remind our people and our posterior of yet another political injustice that the Government of India perpetrated against the indigenous peoples of the North East,” said the press release issued by Samuel B. Jyrwa,                                                                       Chairman, NESO and Mutsikhoyo Yhobu, Secretary General, NESO.

The North East Students’ Organisation (NESO)  comprises of the Khasi Students’ Union (KSU), All Assam Students’ Union (AASU), Naga Students’ Federation (NSF), Mizo Zirlai Pawl (MZP), Twipra Students’ Federation (TSF), All Manipur Students’ Union (AMSU), Garo Students’ Union (GSU) and All Arunachal Pradesh Students’ Union (AAPSU) representing eight major students movement in the seven North Eastern states.

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Despite the relentless opposition of the indigenous peoples of the North East against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2019, the NESO stated that the Government of India did not pay heed and passed the Dacronian Law through the Rajya Sabha which is known as the Citizenship (Amendment) Act 2019.

“NESO, calls upon all the people of the North East to support this observation and at the same time to keep on fighting for the just cause which is our God given right,” asserted the NESO.