In an unprecedented move, the teachers, students and non-teaching staff of Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) have 'expelled' their Vice-Chancellor Tariq Mansoor and Registrar S. Abdul Hamid.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday addressed a mega rally at Delhi's Ramlila Maidan kicking off BJP's campaign for the assembly election in the national capital scheduled to take place next year
Amid the raging anti-CAA protests, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday chose to start his speech with an unusual chant, "Vividhta me ekta, Bharat ke visheshta" (Unity in diversity is India's speciality).
Bangladesh Foreign Minister A K Abdul Momen voiced concern that any "uncertainty" in the country on Citizenship Bill and National Register of Citizens is likely to affect its neighbours.
A massive flag march in support of Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) was conducted in Nagpur by Lok Adhikar Manch, BJP, RSS and other organisations.
The amended bill will make Hindu, Sikh, Jain, Buddhist, Christian and Parsi faiths who entered India from Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan eligible for citizenship.
Protesting against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and the National Register of Citizens of India (NRC), the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) supporters used buffaloes, much to the amusement of people, to block roads on Saturday.
In Ghaziabad, more than 65 people were arrested and FIRs registered against 350 anti-social elements on Saturday.
Anti-CAA protests earlier seemed to be focussed in and around Delhi. But there has been a marked shift to Uttar Pradesh in past few days.
"We note with deep anguish that an atmosphere of fear and paranoia is being created in the country through deliberate obfuscation and fear mongering, leading to violence in several parts of the country," the statement said.
"Our response to guns will also be through guns," said Tamil Nadu BJP leader H Raja amid violent protest over CAA
In order to avoid getting caught by the cops, Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad managed to give a slip to police amid protests at Delhi's Jama Masjid on Friday but was detained later.
The situation in West Bengal was peaceful with no incident of violence over the amended Citizenship Act reported so far on Saturday, police said. According to sources, the police have stepped up vigil and beefed up security arrangements in various parts of the state in order to avoid any untoward incident.
During the protests on Friday, Bhim Army chief Azad had somehow managed to escape from the police custody but was detained again on Saturday.
Amid the raging protests across the country, including scores of violent incidents, against the Citizenship Amendment Act, the Union Home Ministry on Friday released the five clauses under the Citizenship Act to acquire Indian citizenship.
Police chowki has been torched in UP 's Meerut during violence in Citizenship Act protests. 2 police officers and 3 civilians are reportedly injured. Senior Superintendent of Police in Meerut said that a mob came at the police chowki and fled after setting fire.
Citizenship Act, NRC: As the clamour from various state government against Citizenship Act grows, Home Ministry on Friday said that states cannot reject the implementation of the act and that of National Register of Citizens.
Asserting that people of Assam have shown solidarity with the movement against the amended citizenship law in an "unprecedented" way, AASU's chief advisor Samujjal Bhattacharya on Friday said unified voice of the masses will eventually prevail. The All Assam Students' Union (AASU), which led the historic Assam Movement from 1979-85, is also spearheading the anti-CAA movement which seeks revoking of the new legislation, saying it "violates" the Assam Accord.
BJP ally Lok Janshakti Party said on Friday that protests against the amended citizenship law and NRC make it clear that the Union government has "failed" to dispel confusion among a significant section of society. LJP president Chirag Paswan, whose party had backed the Citizenship Amendment Bill in Parliament, noted that the protests are happening in various parts of the country with people linking the National Register of Citizens (NRC) with the amended law.
Gautam Gambhir tweeted and condemned stand taken by celebrities.
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