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AASU protest in Namrup

By Akshaya Pranab Kalita |

The All Assam Students Union (AASU) Namrup unit staged a protest in front of the main gate of Assam Petrochemical Limited (APL) in Namrup on Thursday demanding continuation of  the APL L.P. school.  and to remove the labour camp set up inside the school. The protesters destroyed the camp. 

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