Guwahati, Nov 16: The All Assam Students' Union (AASU) today claimed that the 24-hour bandh called by the students body was total and peaceful. AASU advisor Dr Samujjal Bhattacharya told that the bandh 'was spontaneous, total and peaceful' with tremendous response from all sections.
He said AASU activists were picketing at railway headquarters in Maligaon, Guwahati University, Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati and offices of several other Central government organisations.
In upper Assam, the activists picketed at Oil and Natural Gas Commission (ONGC) and Oil India Limited (OIL), he added.
He said the tremendous response to the bandh from all sections, including other north eastern states, indicates the indignation of the people over the attack OB train passengers in Bihar and their desire for reservation of jobs for locals in the Central government offices here.
The AASU advisor said that their agitation would not end with the bandh but the next course of action would be decided in the Central committee which will be held soon.
The 24-hour bandh had been called to protest against the recent attack on Assamese train passengers in Bihar.
Bureau Report