A tweet by the BJP on November 4 that brought much discomfort and enough cross-questioning from the anti-CAA protesters, has quietly been deleted. Citizenship (Amendment) Act and NRC have caused great protests across the country.
Amid massive protests across the country against new citizenship law, the government on Friday said it was ready to accept suggestions on the matter. Those who have objections to Citizenship Amendment Act can give their suggestions to MHA, a top government official said today.
Jafrabad Anti-CAA Protests:Protests against Citizenship (Amendment) Act and National Register of citizens have caused great tension in areas in and around New Delhi.
Being an IPS rank officer, the cop won the hearts of many anti-CAA protesters by making them sing the National Anthem and disperse from the venue peacefully.
In a bid to ensure no violence in the area heavy security is deployed on Friday at Macca masjid and Charminar in Hyderabad after namaz.
Two persons received bullet injuries in police firing amid anti-CAA protests who later succumbed at a hospital, Karnataka police had said.
In Kerala, police have been directed to maintain high vigil in northern districts in the wake of the killing of two persons in police firing in Mangaluru in neighbouring Karnataka during protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act.
Residents of Jama Masjid area offered roses to senior police officers on Friday to show their cooperation with police and convey their message of peace.
Noida Police have imposed section 144 in the region amid violent protests against the amended Citizenship Act. A high alert was sounded in Delhi in view of Friday namaz. Surveillance through drones was also conducted over some areas while the police took out flag march in Seelampur area of the national capital.
As protests against the amended Citizenship Act rocked the country, Derek O'Brien had on Thursday changed his Twitter profile picture and was seen dressed in a plain white shirt, which read "No CAB, NO NRC."
DMRC on Friday informed that trains will not be halting at stations including Chawri Bazar, Lal Quila and Jama Masjid.
Entry in Karnataka's Mangaluru from the neighbouring state Kerala has been restricted following the death of two people amid anti-CAA protest in the city on Thursday.
In view of the curfew and tense situation prevailing in the city and the district, the state-run Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences and Visvesvaraya Technology University postponed all exams scheduled to be held on Friday and Saturday.
Delhi Police has denied permission to Bhim Army to take out a protest march on Friday from Jama Masjid to Jantar Mantar against the amended citizenship law. The march is expected to see participation of students from Jawaharlal Nehru University and Jamia Millia Islamia. Prohibitory orders under CrPC Section 144 are in place near the Red Fort area since Thursday, prohibiting assembly of four or more people.
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.
25-year-old youth died on Thursday in violent protest over CAA in Lucknow after suffering a bullet injury, however, his family says he was not part of the protests.
Soon after the notification about the presence of possible terrorists was issued, the Gautam Budh Nagar Police have constituted 42 teams at all 21 police stations, wherein each team would comprise of 8 to 10 police personnel.
Demonstrations swept through a dozen districts as the Congress-ruled state joined the nationwide agitation against CAA and NRC.
The Central government has appealed to the people not to get misled by the rumours and doubts over the Citizenship (Amendment) Act - CAA, and National Register of Citizens (NRC), as violent protests broke out across the country over the two issues.
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.
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