Security tightened at Jaffrabad metro station as thousands gather to protest against CAA
India | February 23, 2020 11:50 ISTSecurity tightened at Jaffrabad metro station as women continue to protest against CAA
Security tightened at Jaffrabad metro station as women continue to protest against CAA
Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa has said that 19-year old Amulya Leona, who was arrested for sedition for raising pro-Pakistan slogans at a rally by All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM ) in Bengaluru on Thursday should not be given bail as she had contacts with “Naxals”
Women protesting against the citizenship law at the Clock Tower in Lucknow have started an indefinite fast from Thursday.
UP chief minister Yogi Adityanath, on Wednesday, kicked off a major controversy when he slammed the anti-CAA protesters and made a disparaging remark on the deaths that took place during the protests.
The Supreme Court's appointment of two interlocutors to persuade the Shaheen Bagh protesters to move to another venue brought a little disappointment to the demonstrators though many of them believe there is finally an avenue to talk to the government about their dissent.
Amid protests over the anti-CAA protests in the country, over 150 prominent citizens including former judges, bureaucrats, army officers and academicians have written to President Kovind saying that a "false and motivated" campaign is being launched against the law.
Heavy police deployment is in place at Shaheen Bagh where hundreds of women protesters are waiting for permission to meet Home Minister Amit Shah for a dialogue over the new citizenship law.
While a section of CAA protestors at Shaheen Bagh wants to hold talks with the government, another group of protestors is vociferously opposed to holding any talks
An anti-CAA protest by Muslims turned violent when a group of protesters clashed with police here, leaving four personnel injured. The incident on Friday led to sporadic protests across Tamil Nadu.
The UP Police has booked Dr Kafeel Khan in the National Security Act (NSA) for allegedly delivering a speech at the Aligarh Muslim University against the amended Citizenship Act.
The Delhi Police personnel on Monday allegedly lathi-charged citizenship law protestors, which included students from Jamia Milia Islamia and residents of Jamia Nagar, who were marching towards the Parliament to demonstrate against the new act
With women leading the protests, the anti-CAA march from Jamia Millia Islamia to Parliament began New Delhi on Monday.
Hundreds of protesters, including students and civil society members, poured onto the streets in central Delhi on Monday protesting against the amended citizenship law and the National Register of Citizens.
The minister said that burqas were being used by 'terrorists' to conceal their identity, apparently in reference to protests by women protesting against CAA in the Shahjamal area in Agra.
Earlier on Friday, the Supreme Court had said that it would take up on Monday the two public interest litigations (PIL) seeking directions to the Central government for laying down guidelines relating to restrictions for holding protests leading to obstruction to public places.
Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya on Saturday said the Congress was opposing the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) as it has been doing with the pro-people measures of the BJP-led NDA government at the Centre.
The BJP MLA Mangal Prabhat Lodha conferred "Alert Citizenship Award" on cab driver Rohit Gaur at the Santacruz police station. Lodha also accused the passenger, poet-activist Bappadittya Sarkar, of hatching an "ant-national conspiracy" against the CAA.
No one was injured in the incident, which some protesters alleged to be a repeat of intimidation tactics after the firings near Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) and at Shaheen Bagh
The problem with Rahul Gandhi is that he is under the false impression that one can become a mass leader if one shouts and attacks opponents mercilessly. In the process, Rahul has been committing blunders. Nearly four years ago, Rahul had bragged that there would be an earthquake if he was allowed to speak for five minutes inside Parliament. Modi made fun of his earthquake remark during his reply, leading to guffaws inside the House.
Secretary of the All India Progressive Women's Association Kavita Krishnan tweeted about the incident, allegedly involving poet Bappadittya Sarkar on Thursday. Sarkar himself could not be contacted to verify the account.
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