Gyan Prakash Tripathi, DM Mau: Few people who had gathered at Hajipura to hold protest over yesterday's Jamia Millia Islamia incident, have been disbursed. Few motorbikes were torched by them. The situation is peaceful now. Section 144 has been imposed in Hajipura Chowk area.
India protests CAA: Five anti-CAA protesters killed, 28 injured since Dec 11
CAA Protests
20:58 December 16
Section 144 imposed in Mau, DM claims Situation under control
20:31 December 16
354 miscreants have been arrested in WB
354 miscreants have been arrested across the state as a part of our endeavour to maintain peace and harmony in Bengal.
18:59 December 16
ABVP- left wing student body members clash at BHU
ABVP- left wing student body members clash at BHU
Clash breaks out between Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad - a right wing student's body of ruling BJP- and left wing student body members at Banaras Hindu University.
The left wing student body members were protesting against CAA.
18:33 December 16
Five anti-CAA protesters killed, 28 injured since Dec 11
As many as five protesters have been killed, while 28 have sustained injuries, due to police firing in Assam since protests over CAA broke out in the state, sources close to the police administration told ETV Bharat.
The deceased have been identified as Dipanjal Das hailing from Chaygaon, Sam Stafford, a class 10 student of Hatigaon area in Guwahati, Iswar Nayak hailing from Udalguri district, Abdul Alim hailing from Barpeta and Sanjeeb Deka hailing from Nalbari district.
Altogether 1,406 persons have been detained and 175 arrests were made by the Assam Police on charges of rioting.
Those arrested include peasant leader Akhil Gogoi and United Liberation Front of Asom pro-talks leader Jiten Dutta.
18:26 December 16
Punjab University students call for nationwide resistance to CAA
Punjab University students call for nationwide resistance to CAA
17:49 December 16
IIM-A registers protest over police action at Jamia, AMU students
IIM-Ahmedabad students join protests over police action against Jamia Millia Islamia and AMU students.
16:58 December 16
Kamal Hassan's MNM moves SC against CAA
Actor Kamal Haasan-led Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM) on Monday filed a plea in the Supreme Court against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA).
The MNM, in its petition, said that the amendment gives special protection to religious minorities only and excludes linguistic minorities, which is "unconstitutional".
"The petitioner -- MNM -- is aggrieved by the recent passing of the present Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019, as the same allowed a selective and arbitrary basis for granting Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 to illegal migrants on the basis of their religion," it further reads.
It sought "appropriate order/direction on the issue" by the apex court.
16:22 December 16
Calcutta HC asks WB govt to file report on action taken against violence
The Calcutta HC directed the state government on Monday to file a report on action taken
regarding law and order situation in West Bengal, amid violent protests against the citizenship law.
A division bench of Chief Justice TBN Radhakrishnan and Justice H Bhattacharyya gave the directions on a petition filed by a resident of Howrah that has seen several incidents of vandalism and arson.
The court has directed the government to file the report by December 18 when the matter will be heard next.
15:59 December 16
Congress' student wing lay siege to railway station in Kerala
In Palakkad district of Kerala, Congress activists led by MLA Shafi Parambil, laid a seige to the district railway station.
Students outfits, including Kerala Students Union (KSU) of the opposition Congress, blocked trains at various places including Kozhikode, Thalassery, Kannur, and Palakkad on Sunday night against the police action.
15:58 December 16
DYFI members squat on rail tracks, block trains in Kerala
Activists of DYFI, the youth wing of the ruling CPI(M), squatted on the railway tracks at Thiruvalla and Kollam and blocked trains on Monday protesting the police action on students of Jamia Millia University in Delhi.
While the protesters blocked the Velankani-Ernakulam express for 13 minutes at the Thiruvalla railway station in Pathnamthitta district, the Island express was blocked at the Kollam station, railway.
The activists, who squatted on the tracks, were later arrested and removed.
15:51 December 16
Amended citizenship law 'impractical', Centre should repeal it, says Ashok Gehlot
Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Monday said the amended Citizenship Act is "impractical" and therefore it cannot be implemented.
He alleged that the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government has failed to deliver on real issues and is doing politics in the name of religion and not on the basis of issues.
"It is impractical and therefore it cannot be implemented. Six-seven states have said this. The government should repeal it," Gehlot said at a press conference here.
When asked whether the Rajasthan government will implement the amended citizenship law, the chief minister said, "I have said that it is impractical."
15:29 December 16
Students of IISc-Bengaluru join anti-CAA protest
Students at the prestigious Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru, joined the protest across campuses in the country on Monday against the police crackdown in Jamia Millia Islamia and Aligarh Muslim University (AMU).
A poster issued by IISc students read, "call for a protest gathering at the public university most dear to successive Indian governments of the country."
"We refuse to work when we no longer know what we are working for. To work in this climate for a government that not only threatens us with de-citizenship but also dehumanises us when we try to raise our voice is to submit ourselves to enslavement," a student leading the protest said.
13:50 December 16
Student stage protest across Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu witnesses statewide protest as students of Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Madras and Loyola College stage demonstrations against the police action in Jamia Millia University.
13:23 December 16
WB CM takes out protest march agaisnt CAA
WB CM takes out protest march agaisnt CAA
Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee hit the streets of Kolkata along with thousands of partymen and vowed not to allow the proposed country-wide NRC and the amended Citizenship Act in West Bengal.
13:20 December 16
Kerala Guv asks protesters to shun violence
Kerala Governor Arif Mohammad Khan on Monday appealed to those protesting against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) to desist from indulging in any violence as none had the right to take law into their own hands.
13:19 December 16
Section 144 Imposed in all UP districts
Section 144 has been imposed in all districts of Uttar Pradesh as a wave of protest grips the state.
"Section 144 of CrPC remains imposed in all districts of Uttar Pradesh," Additional Chief Secretary (Home) Awanish Awasthi says.
13:04 December 16
Want govt to withdraw unconstitutional, undemocratic CAA: former MANUU president
Want govt to withdraw unconstitutional, undemocratic CAA: former MANUU president
Former president, Maulana Azad National Urdu University (MANUU), said that they want the government to withdraw the " unconstitutional" and "undemocratic" Citizenship Amendment Act and that they appeal to every "secular" citizen of the country to "come forward and save India's constitution".
"We have been protesting the Citizenship Amendment Act for the past few days, we have also taken out a massive rally against the Bill. We want to ask the central government to withdraw the unconstitutional and undemocratic Act. If they don't the students of the country will continue their fight to protect India's constitution and its tenets."
"I want to tell all the secular people that this government has led to the polarisation of its masses. One group which supports the Constitutional ideals placed by Mahatma Gandhi and Dr. BR Ambedkar and the other one talks about the constitution imagined by Savarkar and Godse."
"I appeal to every citizen to come forward and join our protest to save our country"
12:26 December 16
Hyderabad: MANUU students extend support to Jamia Milia Islamia
Hyderabad: MANUU students extend support to Jamia Milia Islamia
Students from Hyderabad's Maulana Azad National Urdu University (MANUU) hold a protest against amended Citizenship Act and extend in support to Jamia students.
12:17 December 16
Situation under control: Lucknow Superintendent of Police
Kalanidhi Naithani, Superintendent of Police, Lucknow said that the students have gone back to their classrooms after the situation was brought under control.
"There was stone pelting for about 30 seconds when around 150 people had come out to protest and raise slogans. Situation is normal now. Students are going back to their classrooms."
11:35 December 16
Lucknow: Nadwa college students support Jamia protesters; allegedly resort to stone-pelting
Lucknow: Nadwa college students support Jamia protesters; allegedly resort to stone-pelting
Students from Lucknow's Nadwa college have come out in support of Jamia Milia Islamia students who were attacked by Delhi police while they were peacefully protesting against the amended Citizenship Act.
Meanwhile, police have closed the gate of the college from outside even as students raise slogans in support of Jamia students and allegedly resort to stone pelting
10:47 December 16
UP CM takes cognisance of situation from DGP
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has taken cognisance of the situation from DGP OP Singh on Monday after protests emerged outside Aligarh Muslim University campus.
10:43 December 16
Assam Police thanks people for maintaining law and order
Assam Police thanked the people of the state for following the spirit of the law as the situation in the state has improved immensely. Meanwhile, night curfew would continue to start from 9 pm on Monday till 6 am on Tuesday.
Internet services which were to remain suspended till Monday morning, have been extended for another 24 hours, in 10 districts of Assam including Lakhimpur, Tinsukia, Dhemaji, Dibrugarh, Charaideo, Sivasagar, Jorhat, Golaghat, Kamrup (Metro) and Kamrup.
10:40 December 16
Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan joins protest against CAA
Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan joins protest against CAA
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan addressed a gathering at LDF-UDF joint protest against Citizenship Amendment Act in Thiruvananthapuram on Monday.
Kerala Chief Minister alleged that the present atmosphere has been created by BJP-RSS as they are trying to implement their agenda. He further said that situation in the country has become volatile and Kerala is standing together against the Citizenship Amendment Act.
09:52 December 16
Curfew relaxed in Guwahati today between 6 am - 8 pm.
District Administration of Guwahati in a notice stated that curfew has been relaxed between 6 am - 8 pm in the district on Monday to restore normalcy. The curfew has been imposed in many parts of the state following agitation against newly amended Citizenship Act in Assam.
09:40 December 16
MANUU urges postponement of exams following call for boycott over CAA
Protestors agitating against the amended Citizenship Act have boycotted their examinations in solidarity with Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) students who have been facing police brutality in the national capital.
On Monday, Maulana Azad National Urdu University (MANUU) students' union has written to the controller of examination of university requesting to postpone the examinations. MANUU in a letter stated that MANUU students are boycotting their exams to mark their protest against police's attack on Jamia and AMU students.
09:40 December 16
AMU students protest CAA; varsity admin announces winter holiday's till Jan 5
Citizenship Amendment Act protest at Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) on Munday turned violent following University shutdown till January 5.
Mobile internet services have also been suspended in Aligarh and Saharanpur till further notice as Uttar Pradesh government has put the state on high alert.
At least 50 people have been injured, including DIG and city SP in stone-pelting and firing incident between police and AMU students.
Students also held a demonstration outside Nadwa College in state capital Lucknow.
A security alert has been issued in Bareilly, Kasganj and Bulandshahr and section 144 has been imposed in many parts of the state to maintain law and order.
21:14 December 15
CAA Protests in Raipur
People stage protest against CAA in Raipur
A protest march was taken out in Chhattisgarh capital Raipur against the "divisive" amended citizenship law which grants Indian citizenship to non-Muslim migrants fleeing religious persecution from Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan. The protest was held under the banner of the "Anti-CAB Agitation Forum" from Marine Drive area to Ambedkar Chowk in evening.
The protesters, holding placards, raised slogans and took pledge of the preamble of the Constitution in Ambedkar chowk.
21:01 December 15
Passengers left stranded in Andhra railway station over CAA protest
CAA protest has affected Andhra Pradesh as well. Passengers were left stranded in the railway station due to cancellation of trains.
20:44 December 15
Protest march against citizenship law in Dehradun
Muslim Service Organisation in Dehradun registers protest over CAA
A large number of people gathered under the banner of Muslim Service Organisation in Dehradun on Sunday and marched in protest against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) 2019.
"The CAA is not acceptable at any cost. The government should immediately take back this decision. We will also conduct a padayatra from Dehradun to the Jantar Mantar in New Delhi," said Saddam Qureshi, general secretary of the Muslim Service Organisation.
20:28 December 15
India protests CAA: Kamal Hassan's MNM moves SC against CAA
New Delhi: Protests over the amended Citizenship Act continued in various parts of the country on Sunday as sporadic incidents of violence were reported from Delhi, West Bengal and Bihar.
The CAA has triggering widespread debates on citizenship and the constitutional validity of the Act.
The CAA seeks to grant Indian citizenship to refugees from Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist, Parsi and Christian communities fleeing religious persecution from Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Bangladesh and who entered India on or before December 31, 2014.
The Citizenship (Amendment) Bill was passed from both the Houses of Parliament earlier this week and became an Act with President Ram Nath Kovind giving his assent to it on November 12.
Also read: Citizenship Act protest: Police detains protesters from outside JMI
20:58 December 16
Section 144 imposed in Mau, DM claims Situation under control
Gyan Prakash Tripathi, DM Mau: Few people who had gathered at Hajipura to hold protest over yesterday's Jamia Millia Islamia incident, have been disbursed. Few motorbikes were torched by them. The situation is peaceful now. Section 144 has been imposed in Hajipura Chowk area.
20:31 December 16
354 miscreants have been arrested in WB
354 miscreants have been arrested across the state as a part of our endeavour to maintain peace and harmony in Bengal.
18:59 December 16
ABVP- left wing student body members clash at BHU
ABVP- left wing student body members clash at BHU
Clash breaks out between Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad - a right wing student's body of ruling BJP- and left wing student body members at Banaras Hindu University.
The left wing student body members were protesting against CAA.
18:33 December 16
Five anti-CAA protesters killed, 28 injured since Dec 11
As many as five protesters have been killed, while 28 have sustained injuries, due to police firing in Assam since protests over CAA broke out in the state, sources close to the police administration told ETV Bharat.
The deceased have been identified as Dipanjal Das hailing from Chaygaon, Sam Stafford, a class 10 student of Hatigaon area in Guwahati, Iswar Nayak hailing from Udalguri district, Abdul Alim hailing from Barpeta and Sanjeeb Deka hailing from Nalbari district.
Altogether 1,406 persons have been detained and 175 arrests were made by the Assam Police on charges of rioting.
Those arrested include peasant leader Akhil Gogoi and United Liberation Front of Asom pro-talks leader Jiten Dutta.
18:26 December 16
Punjab University students call for nationwide resistance to CAA
Punjab University students call for nationwide resistance to CAA
17:49 December 16
IIM-A registers protest over police action at Jamia, AMU students
IIM-Ahmedabad students join protests over police action against Jamia Millia Islamia and AMU students.
16:58 December 16
Kamal Hassan's MNM moves SC against CAA
Actor Kamal Haasan-led Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM) on Monday filed a plea in the Supreme Court against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA).
The MNM, in its petition, said that the amendment gives special protection to religious minorities only and excludes linguistic minorities, which is "unconstitutional".
"The petitioner -- MNM -- is aggrieved by the recent passing of the present Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019, as the same allowed a selective and arbitrary basis for granting Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 to illegal migrants on the basis of their religion," it further reads.
It sought "appropriate order/direction on the issue" by the apex court.
16:22 December 16
Calcutta HC asks WB govt to file report on action taken against violence
The Calcutta HC directed the state government on Monday to file a report on action taken
regarding law and order situation in West Bengal, amid violent protests against the citizenship law.
A division bench of Chief Justice TBN Radhakrishnan and Justice H Bhattacharyya gave the directions on a petition filed by a resident of Howrah that has seen several incidents of vandalism and arson.
The court has directed the government to file the report by December 18 when the matter will be heard next.
15:59 December 16
Congress' student wing lay siege to railway station in Kerala
In Palakkad district of Kerala, Congress activists led by MLA Shafi Parambil, laid a seige to the district railway station.
Students outfits, including Kerala Students Union (KSU) of the opposition Congress, blocked trains at various places including Kozhikode, Thalassery, Kannur, and Palakkad on Sunday night against the police action.
15:58 December 16
DYFI members squat on rail tracks, block trains in Kerala
Activists of DYFI, the youth wing of the ruling CPI(M), squatted on the railway tracks at Thiruvalla and Kollam and blocked trains on Monday protesting the police action on students of Jamia Millia University in Delhi.
While the protesters blocked the Velankani-Ernakulam express for 13 minutes at the Thiruvalla railway station in Pathnamthitta district, the Island express was blocked at the Kollam station, railway.
The activists, who squatted on the tracks, were later arrested and removed.
15:51 December 16
Amended citizenship law 'impractical', Centre should repeal it, says Ashok Gehlot
Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Monday said the amended Citizenship Act is "impractical" and therefore it cannot be implemented.
He alleged that the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government has failed to deliver on real issues and is doing politics in the name of religion and not on the basis of issues.
"It is impractical and therefore it cannot be implemented. Six-seven states have said this. The government should repeal it," Gehlot said at a press conference here.
When asked whether the Rajasthan government will implement the amended citizenship law, the chief minister said, "I have said that it is impractical."
15:29 December 16
Students of IISc-Bengaluru join anti-CAA protest
Students at the prestigious Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru, joined the protest across campuses in the country on Monday against the police crackdown in Jamia Millia Islamia and Aligarh Muslim University (AMU).
A poster issued by IISc students read, "call for a protest gathering at the public university most dear to successive Indian governments of the country."
"We refuse to work when we no longer know what we are working for. To work in this climate for a government that not only threatens us with de-citizenship but also dehumanises us when we try to raise our voice is to submit ourselves to enslavement," a student leading the protest said.
13:50 December 16
Student stage protest across Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu witnesses statewide protest as students of Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Madras and Loyola College stage demonstrations against the police action in Jamia Millia University.
13:23 December 16
WB CM takes out protest march agaisnt CAA
WB CM takes out protest march agaisnt CAA
Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee hit the streets of Kolkata along with thousands of partymen and vowed not to allow the proposed country-wide NRC and the amended Citizenship Act in West Bengal.
13:20 December 16
Kerala Guv asks protesters to shun violence
Kerala Governor Arif Mohammad Khan on Monday appealed to those protesting against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) to desist from indulging in any violence as none had the right to take law into their own hands.
13:19 December 16
Section 144 Imposed in all UP districts
Section 144 has been imposed in all districts of Uttar Pradesh as a wave of protest grips the state.
"Section 144 of CrPC remains imposed in all districts of Uttar Pradesh," Additional Chief Secretary (Home) Awanish Awasthi says.
13:04 December 16
Want govt to withdraw unconstitutional, undemocratic CAA: former MANUU president
Want govt to withdraw unconstitutional, undemocratic CAA: former MANUU president
Former president, Maulana Azad National Urdu University (MANUU), said that they want the government to withdraw the " unconstitutional" and "undemocratic" Citizenship Amendment Act and that they appeal to every "secular" citizen of the country to "come forward and save India's constitution".
"We have been protesting the Citizenship Amendment Act for the past few days, we have also taken out a massive rally against the Bill. We want to ask the central government to withdraw the unconstitutional and undemocratic Act. If they don't the students of the country will continue their fight to protect India's constitution and its tenets."
"I want to tell all the secular people that this government has led to the polarisation of its masses. One group which supports the Constitutional ideals placed by Mahatma Gandhi and Dr. BR Ambedkar and the other one talks about the constitution imagined by Savarkar and Godse."
"I appeal to every citizen to come forward and join our protest to save our country"
12:26 December 16
Hyderabad: MANUU students extend support to Jamia Milia Islamia
Hyderabad: MANUU students extend support to Jamia Milia Islamia
Students from Hyderabad's Maulana Azad National Urdu University (MANUU) hold a protest against amended Citizenship Act and extend in support to Jamia students.
12:17 December 16
Situation under control: Lucknow Superintendent of Police
Kalanidhi Naithani, Superintendent of Police, Lucknow said that the students have gone back to their classrooms after the situation was brought under control.
"There was stone pelting for about 30 seconds when around 150 people had come out to protest and raise slogans. Situation is normal now. Students are going back to their classrooms."
11:35 December 16
Lucknow: Nadwa college students support Jamia protesters; allegedly resort to stone-pelting
Lucknow: Nadwa college students support Jamia protesters; allegedly resort to stone-pelting
Students from Lucknow's Nadwa college have come out in support of Jamia Milia Islamia students who were attacked by Delhi police while they were peacefully protesting against the amended Citizenship Act.
Meanwhile, police have closed the gate of the college from outside even as students raise slogans in support of Jamia students and allegedly resort to stone pelting
10:47 December 16
UP CM takes cognisance of situation from DGP
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has taken cognisance of the situation from DGP OP Singh on Monday after protests emerged outside Aligarh Muslim University campus.
10:43 December 16
Assam Police thanks people for maintaining law and order
Assam Police thanked the people of the state for following the spirit of the law as the situation in the state has improved immensely. Meanwhile, night curfew would continue to start from 9 pm on Monday till 6 am on Tuesday.
Internet services which were to remain suspended till Monday morning, have been extended for another 24 hours, in 10 districts of Assam including Lakhimpur, Tinsukia, Dhemaji, Dibrugarh, Charaideo, Sivasagar, Jorhat, Golaghat, Kamrup (Metro) and Kamrup.
10:40 December 16
Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan joins protest against CAA
Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan joins protest against CAA
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan addressed a gathering at LDF-UDF joint protest against Citizenship Amendment Act in Thiruvananthapuram on Monday.
Kerala Chief Minister alleged that the present atmosphere has been created by BJP-RSS as they are trying to implement their agenda. He further said that situation in the country has become volatile and Kerala is standing together against the Citizenship Amendment Act.
09:52 December 16
Curfew relaxed in Guwahati today between 6 am - 8 pm.
District Administration of Guwahati in a notice stated that curfew has been relaxed between 6 am - 8 pm in the district on Monday to restore normalcy. The curfew has been imposed in many parts of the state following agitation against newly amended Citizenship Act in Assam.
09:40 December 16
MANUU urges postponement of exams following call for boycott over CAA
Protestors agitating against the amended Citizenship Act have boycotted their examinations in solidarity with Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) students who have been facing police brutality in the national capital.
On Monday, Maulana Azad National Urdu University (MANUU) students' union has written to the controller of examination of university requesting to postpone the examinations. MANUU in a letter stated that MANUU students are boycotting their exams to mark their protest against police's attack on Jamia and AMU students.
09:40 December 16
AMU students protest CAA; varsity admin announces winter holiday's till Jan 5
Citizenship Amendment Act protest at Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) on Munday turned violent following University shutdown till January 5.
Mobile internet services have also been suspended in Aligarh and Saharanpur till further notice as Uttar Pradesh government has put the state on high alert.
At least 50 people have been injured, including DIG and city SP in stone-pelting and firing incident between police and AMU students.
Students also held a demonstration outside Nadwa College in state capital Lucknow.
A security alert has been issued in Bareilly, Kasganj and Bulandshahr and section 144 has been imposed in many parts of the state to maintain law and order.
21:14 December 15
CAA Protests in Raipur
People stage protest against CAA in Raipur
A protest march was taken out in Chhattisgarh capital Raipur against the "divisive" amended citizenship law which grants Indian citizenship to non-Muslim migrants fleeing religious persecution from Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan. The protest was held under the banner of the "Anti-CAB Agitation Forum" from Marine Drive area to Ambedkar Chowk in evening.
The protesters, holding placards, raised slogans and took pledge of the preamble of the Constitution in Ambedkar chowk.
21:01 December 15
Passengers left stranded in Andhra railway station over CAA protest
CAA protest has affected Andhra Pradesh as well. Passengers were left stranded in the railway station due to cancellation of trains.
20:44 December 15
Protest march against citizenship law in Dehradun
Muslim Service Organisation in Dehradun registers protest over CAA
A large number of people gathered under the banner of Muslim Service Organisation in Dehradun on Sunday and marched in protest against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) 2019.
"The CAA is not acceptable at any cost. The government should immediately take back this decision. We will also conduct a padayatra from Dehradun to the Jantar Mantar in New Delhi," said Saddam Qureshi, general secretary of the Muslim Service Organisation.
20:28 December 15
India protests CAA: Kamal Hassan's MNM moves SC against CAA
New Delhi: Protests over the amended Citizenship Act continued in various parts of the country on Sunday as sporadic incidents of violence were reported from Delhi, West Bengal and Bihar.
The CAA has triggering widespread debates on citizenship and the constitutional validity of the Act.
The CAA seeks to grant Indian citizenship to refugees from Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist, Parsi and Christian communities fleeing religious persecution from Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Bangladesh and who entered India on or before December 31, 2014.
The Citizenship (Amendment) Bill was passed from both the Houses of Parliament earlier this week and became an Act with President Ram Nath Kovind giving his assent to it on November 12.
Also read: Citizenship Act protest: Police detains protesters from outside JMI
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