Internet services were also suspended in Sambhal, Aligarh, Mau, Ghaziabad and Azamgarh districts, even as Section 144 of the CrPC, which bans assembly of people, was already in force in the entire state for several days.
The Delhi Police have also written to social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter to remove objectionable content from nearly 60 accounts, an officer said on Thursday, asserting that the force is working to quell rumours on the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA).
Citizenship Act Protests: In West Bengal, where Mamta Banerjee heads the Trinamool government, the protests were a big show of strength for the ruling party which has been fiercely opposing the CAA. Banerjee fuelled the controversy by demanding a UN-monitored referendum on the law.
From "pani mere nainan me, jitna water cannon me" to "section 144 tumhara, article 14 hamara", it was creative slogans galore at various anti-CAA protests in the national capital on Thursday.
After the violence in the capital and some other parts of the state where protesters pelted stones and torched vehicles, police on Thursday evening said the situation was "under control" and there was no need for panic.
The Citizenship Amendment Act which created furor across the country was passed in Lok Sabha on December 9 and in Rajya Sabha on December 11. The bill became an act after President Ram Nath Kovind on December 12 gave assent to it, which led widespread agitation across the country. A lot of rumors and fake news about the amended Citizenship act is revolving around the internet. India TV brings to you the basic Q/A about the news Citizenship Act.
A number of people who gathered near the Sunheri Masjid on Thursday after the police stopped them from moving towards Red Fort rued that political leaders were trying to hijack the protest against the controversial Citizenship Amendment Act and the National Register of Citizens. Fariya Mezan (19) alleged that politicians were trying to cash in on the "movement" of students.
Hundreds of activists of Democratic Youth Federation of India took out a protest march to Raj Bhavan, the official residence of the Governor on Thursday after senior Left leaders were detained during an anti-Citizenship Act protest in Delhi.
The Gauhati High Court on Thursday directed the Assam government to restore mobile internet services by 5 pm.
Anti-citizenship law protests in Delhi impacted citizens in Gurgaon and Noida too on Thursday where several companies asked their employees to work from home and cautioned against joining demonstrations. While prohibitory orders under CrPC section 144 were in place in Uttar Pradesh's Noida, a massive traffic snarl trapped thousands of commuters on NH-48, the Gurgaon-Delhi road.
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Thursday appealed to people to peacefully protest against the amended Citizenship Act, saying violence will give a bad name to the whole movement and make it easier for the government to suppress the cause.
Amid suspension of services in parts of Delhi earlier in the day, Bharti Airtel Chairman Sunil Mittal said the company had complied with a government directive in this regard.
Normal life is back on track in Assam with the state remaining peaceful after several days of violent protests against the new citizenship law. The curfew imposed in Dibrugarh has been relaxed for 14 hours since 6 am on Thursday but mobile internet services remained suspended, officials said.
India is a vibrant democracy and has institutions to address concerns of religious freedom and human rights, the US has said, refusing to treat the country at par with other nations on such issues which constitute the core of its values and diplomacy.
Protesters under the banner of 'Hum Bharat Ke Log' will congregate in August Kranti Maidan to take part in the protests against the CAA and National Register of Citizens (NRC), the official said.
Your job is to douse the fire," she said after leading a protest march against the amended citizenship law from Howrah Maidan to Esplanade in Kolkata. The chief minister also appealed to Shah to take care of the country and "control" BJP cadres.
The Supreme Court on Wednesday declined to stay the contentious law but told the government to respond to petitions that have attacked the amended Citizenship Act on grounds that it violates the Constitution.
Amid the ongoing violent protests against the amended Citizenship Act in West Bengal, Kolkata Police and Bidhannagar Police have started talking to representatives of different religious groups seeking their cooperation to prevent any deterioration of the law and order situation in Kolkata.
Filmstars took to Twitter to condemn the proceedings. While many outrightly supported the students, several others said violence was not the way to achieve means in a country that has long been a follower of Ahimsa.
A total of 67 people, including students, and 31 police personnel were injured on Sunday after demonstrators protesting against the Citizenship Amendment Act turned the New Friends Colony area near Jamia Millia Islamia into a battleground, the Delhi Police said in a report to the Ministry of Home Affairs on Tuesday.
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