[India] Protests: Peaceful protest

Summary

Single-source ACLED detection — awaiting independent verification. On 31 March 2025, Islamic scholars and community leaders staged a peaceful protest in Sahabad village, Hailakandi district of Assam, opposing the Waqf Amendment Act 2025, which they claim violates Muslim rights. The demonstration involved placards and slogans during Eid-Ul-Fitr celebrations.

Supply chain impact

No commodities or chokepoints are directly mapped to this event; second-order effects depend on how the situation escalates. The protest appears localized to a rural area of Assam and is characterized as peaceful, suggesting minimal immediate disruption to regional supply chains.

Watch points

• Monitor for additional protests across Assam or other Indian states in response to the Waqf Amendment Act
• Watch for any escalation from peaceful demonstration to more disruptive civil unrest that could affect regional transportation networks