Anti-CAA protests in Chennai: Back to battle
4 years, 10 months ago

Anti-CAA protests in Chennai: Back to battle

The Hindu  

PROTESTS against the Citizenship Act, 2019, have picked up pace in Tamil Nadu after a lull. On February 19, thousands of people poured out on to the streets in Chennai in protest against the police action at Washermenpet and the All India Anna Dravida Munnentra Kazhagam government’s refusal to pass a resolution in the Assembly condemning the CAA. Raising slogans such as “Inquilab Zindabad”, waving the national flag and singing the national anthem in chorus, the protesters, gathered under the newly floated Federation of Tamil Nadu Islamic and Political Organisations and took out a rally to lay siege to the Government Secretariat in Chennai. Many women suffered injuries.” Many women participants contacted by Frontline said male police personnel outnumbered women police personnel on that day. Tamil Nadu grabbed national attention in the anti-CAA protests when a bunch of young activists expressed in January their dissent against the CAA through “kolams” in front of their houses.

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Anti-CAA protests in Assam: Guwahati Police threatens to take legal action
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Anti-CAA protests in Assam: Guwahati Police threatens to take legal action

Live Mint  

Anti-CAA protest Assam: On March 11, the Centre initiated the implementation of the Citizenship Amendment Act 2019. The Guwahati Police has cautioned against damages during protests, stating legal actions will be taken against violators. CAA India LIVE Updates Assam has a history with the CAA, marked by violent protests in 2019 resulting in casualties. Assam CM’s warning Assam Chief Minister …

Assam students stages massive protest against CAA, threatens to intensify agitation
10 months ago

Assam students stages massive protest against CAA, threatens to intensify agitation

Deccan Chronicle  

Guwahati: The Asom Jatiyatabadi Yuba Chatra Parishad on Tuesday staged a massive protest opposing the implementation of the Citizenship Amendment Act in Assam. Instead, we demand that ILP be enforced in Assam without further delay.” Meanwhile, opposition parties in Assam have sought an appointment with Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his visit to the state later this week to apprise …

Citizenship Amendment Act: Assam’s Stand Against the CAA
10 months, 1 week ago

Citizenship Amendment Act: Assam’s Stand Against the CAA

The Hindu  

Assam faces another round of protests against the Citizenship Act of 2019 with a conglomerate of 16 political parties and about 30 NGOs announcing a series of agitations. The NGOs headed by the All Assam Students’ Union will also observe a 12-hour hunger strike on March 9 during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the State. “The Assamese people will …

Assam witnesses anti-CAA protest ahead of PM Modi’s visit
11 months ago

Assam witnesses anti-CAA protest ahead of PM Modi’s visit

Hindustan Times  

Assam witnessed a protest against the implementation of the Citizenship Amendment Act ahead of Prime Minster Narendra Modi’s visit to the state on Saturday. Members of the Co-ordination Committee Against CAA, Assam staged a protest at Guwahati’s Lakhidhar Borah Khetra on Saturday afternoon, and it was attended by Sahitya Academy award winning writer Hiren Gohain and other eminent citizens from …

CAA destroys India's secular fabric, against Tamils: DMK in Supreme Court
2 years, 1 month ago

CAA destroys India's secular fabric, against Tamils: DMK in Supreme Court

India Today  

Tamil Nadu's ruling party Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam moved the Supreme Court against the Citizenship Act and said it is 'arbitary' as it is related to only three countries, i.e. In a plea challenging CAA in the top court, DMK said, "CAA, 2019, is arbitrary as it relates to only three countries viz Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh and pertains to only …

Anti-CAA protest not organic or women-driven, Delhi Police tells court
2 years, 11 months ago

Anti-CAA protest not organic or women-driven, Delhi Police tells court

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: The Delhi Police on Saturday told a city court that the protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act and National Register of Citizens in north east Delhi in 2020 were “neither organic” nor “women-driven”, and that they were “organised at Muslim-dominated areas” in the poorest localities of the city to create a secular facade and use them as “cannon …

Ahead of Assam polls, AASU launches fresh anti-CAA agitation
3 years, 9 months ago

Ahead of Assam polls, AASU launches fresh anti-CAA agitation

India Today  

Ahead of the assembly polls in Assam, All Assam Students' Union has launched fresh protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act in the state. Apart from Guwahati, the students' organisation also held anti-CAA agitations in Biswanath, Jorhat, Sivasagar, Nagaon, Nalbari and other parts of the state. The AASU held the fresh anti-CAA agitation across Assam on Saturday when Prime Minister Narendra …

Indian police accused of targeting Muslims over anti-CAA protests
4 years, 8 months ago

Indian police accused of targeting Muslims over anti-CAA protests

Al Jazeera  

New Delhi, India – The arrest of several Muslim activists behind anti-citizenship law protests in India has caused an outrage, with writers, academics, lawyers and filmmakers calling it “unending witch-hunt” of protesters. Members of civil society on Wednesday condemned the Delhi Police, which fall under the jurisdiction of Home Minister Amit Shah, for “falsely implicating” students activists in Delhi violence …

Alert sounded over anti-CAA stir
4 years, 9 months ago

Alert sounded over anti-CAA stir

The Hindu  

A high-level of security alert has been sounded across Tamil Nadu following intelligence inputs that anti-Citizenship Act protesters are planning to storm government offices and launch an indefinite dharna. Senior police officers have been sent to major cities to monitor the arrangements to prevent any congregation of pro- or anti-CAA protesters near government buildings, offices of elected representatives in the …

Police detain over 100 anti-CAA protesters in Assam
4 years, 10 months ago

Police detain over 100 anti-CAA protesters in Assam

India Today  

The police on Saturday detained over 100 people who protested against the Citizenship Act in Guwahati. Terming the new citizenship law as "unconstitutional, undemocratic," the protesters raised slogans against the Bharatiya Janata Party -led government at the Centre and state. The protesters also demanded the Assam Legislative Assembly to take a decision against the Act. The protesters also demanded the …

A Sunday incident ground report: Slogans of Azadi and anti-CAA goons stopped while approaching a temple in Malviya Nagar
4 years, 10 months ago

A Sunday incident ground report: Slogans of Azadi and anti-CAA goons stopped while approaching a temple in Malviya Nagar

Op India  

Delhi was witness to massive anti-Hindu riots on Monday and Tuesday. The locals alleged that the anti-CAA groups started attacking them after a section of them tried approaching a temple and were stopped. A crowd of two thousand people entered the colony through Shivalik Colony and occupied the huge road stretching from one end to the F block of Malviya …

Violence in Delhi shows politics at boiling point
4 years, 10 months ago

Violence in Delhi shows politics at boiling point

Deccan Chronicle  

It is not yet summer, but the political situation in Delhi has been moving towards boiling point as the Narendra Modi government had decided to sit out the two-month-long protest of Muslim women at Shaheen Bagh over the controversial Citizenship Act in one part of Delhi. There are enough reasons to argue that Delhi BJP member Kapil Mishra, who was …

All anti-CAA protesters removed from Jaffrabad, Maujpur
4 years, 10 months ago

All anti-CAA protesters removed from Jaffrabad, Maujpur

The Hindu  

The women protesting against the Citizenship Act vacated a road outside Jaffrabad metro station on Tuesday evening, said a senior officer. Delhi Police PRO MS Randhawa said all protesters and supporters of CAA have been removed from Jaffrabad and Maujpur areas. A protester, Naushad, said: “The outsiders creating problems in the area have also been removed.” Certain areas in the …

Pro and anti-CAA groups clash in Delhi
4 years, 10 months ago

Pro and anti-CAA groups clash in Delhi

The Hindu  

Tension prevailed in north-east Delhi’s Maujpur area after a clash broke out between pro- and anti-Citizenship Act protesters on Sunday. In the Hauz Rani area of south Delhi, women protesters alleged that policemen brutally thrashed and lathi charged them when they were marching in support of the ‘Bharat bandh’ called by the Bhim Army. Bharatiya Janata Party’s Kapil Mishra reached …

Thousands take to streets in Chennai against citizenship law
4 years, 10 months ago

Thousands take to streets in Chennai against citizenship law

Hindustan Times  

A large number of anti-CAA protesters, majority of them Muslims, held a massive protest against the amended Citizenship Act at Chepauk in Chennai, even as agitations were held across Tamil Nadu. The Muslim outfits in the state have demanded that the state Assembly adopt a resolution against the controversial legislation in the ongoing session, concluding tomorrow. Agitators carrying placards against …

Muslim couple ties the knot at anti-CAA protest venue in Tamil Nadu
4 years, 10 months ago

Muslim couple ties the knot at anti-CAA protest venue in Tamil Nadu

India TV News  

A Muslim couple, holding an anti-CAA placard, got married at the venue of the ongoing protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act here on Monday. The couple, Sumayya and Shahin Shah, who arrived at the protest venue at North Chennai, was welcomed by the people and their marriage was solemnised by an Imam. The protest has been on at Old Washermanpet …

CAA stir: Anger across Tamil Nadu against cops brutality
4 years, 10 months ago

CAA stir: Anger across Tamil Nadu against cops brutality

Deccan Chronicle  

Chennai: The lathicharge on peaceful protestors in Chennai on Friday has evoked widespread anger among several sections of the people and leaders of the Muslim community are demanding 'immediate and proper action' against the police personnel responsible for it. 'Action means not a transfer to another police station but severe disciplinary proceedings that would ensure that such things do not …

Tamil Nadu: Anti-CAA protests continue for third day
4 years, 10 months ago

Tamil Nadu: Anti-CAA protests continue for third day

India TV News  

Anti-CAA protests by members of Muslim community continued for the third day on Sunday in Old Washermanpet area in the city and some other parts of Tamil Nadu. The state had witnessed a series of protests against CAA by political parties, including the main opposition DMK and Congress, while some Muslim outfits too had hit the streets to register their …

4 cops hurt as anti-CAA protest turns violent in Chennai
4 years, 10 months ago

4 cops hurt as anti-CAA protest turns violent in Chennai

India TV News  

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, including at Washermanpet in the city, where the violence erupted, but protesters subsequently called off the agitation, following talks with City Police Commissioner AK Viswanathan. Four police personnel -- …

Group of ten anti-CAA protesters arrested in U.P.
4 years, 10 months ago

Group of ten anti-CAA protesters arrested in U.P.

The Hindu  

A group of ten students and activists, including a female journalist, have been arrested in Uttar Pradesh’s Ghazipur district while they were on a foot march against the Citizenship Act, police said on Wednesday. While the police have accused them of misleading people on the issue of CAA and the proposed nationwide National Register of Citizens, friends of those arrested …

Anti-CAA protestors at Jamia accuse Delhi Police of lathicharge; cops deny claims
4 years, 10 months ago

Anti-CAA protestors at Jamia accuse Delhi Police of lathicharge; cops deny claims

India TV News  

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. Despite police's claims to the contrary, unconfirmed accounts on social media claim that as many as 40 protestors were injured in the police action. Another …

Anti-CAA protests in Delhi: Children, senior citizens, college students among hundreds who marched from Mandi House to Jantar Mantar
4 years, 11 months ago

Anti-CAA protests in Delhi: Children, senior citizens, college students among hundreds who marched from Mandi House to Jantar Mantar

Firstpost  

New Delhi: 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 protesters, carrying placards and banners of all sizes and colours, converged at Mandi House around 11 am and started marching towards Jantar Mantar. Protestors hold placards during …

Police lathi-charges anti-CAA protesters in Uttar Pradesh’s Etawah; people defied prohibitory orders to hold stir and pelted stones, claim cops
4 years, 11 months ago

Police lathi-charges anti-CAA protesters in Uttar Pradesh’s Etawah; people defied prohibitory orders to hold stir and pelted stones, claim cops

Firstpost  

People protesting against the Citizenship Act were allegedly lathicharged by police in a Muslim-dominated area in Uttar Pradesh’s Etawah district Etawah: People protesting against the Citizenship Act were allegedly lathicharged by police in a Muslim-dominated area in Uttar Pradesh’s Etawah district. A video of the incident, where policemen can be seen using batons and chasing away protesters in the area …

94 arrested in Delhi for violence during CAA protests in last 1 month
4 years, 11 months ago

94 arrested in Delhi for violence during CAA protests in last 1 month

India TV News  

Ninety-four people have been arrested in various parts of the national capital for indulging in violence during protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act in the last one month, officials said on Monday. Delhi Police Commissioner Amulya Patnaik also met Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla and is believed to have briefed him about the prevailing situation in the city, which continues …

Indian students, activists protest against CAA, NRC outside High Commission in London
5 years ago

Indian students, activists protest against CAA, NRC outside High Commission in London

India Today  

Amid poems, music, speeches, theatre workshops and sing-alongs, a 12-hour sit-in was organised by South Asian Students Against Fascism, UK, and SOAS India Society staged at the India High Commission in London on January 8 in solidarity with the nationwide trade union strike in India. The sit-in was a voice of many organisations and students coming together to stand against …

Madras HC Lawyers Slam Chennai Police Actions Against Anti-CAA 'Kolam' Protests
5 years ago

Madras HC Lawyers Slam Chennai Police Actions Against Anti-CAA 'Kolam' Protests

Live Law  

A group of Madras High Court advocates have spoken against the actions taken by the Chennai police against anti-CAA "Kolam" protests.On 29th December 2019, Shastri Nagar police detained Gayatri Khandhadai, a lawyer and human rights defender, for drawing "kolam" against the Citizenship Amendment Act. A group of Madras High Court advocates have spoken against the actions taken by the Chennai …

Tamil Nadu anti-CAA protester's 'link' to Pak will be probed: Police
5 years ago

Tamil Nadu anti-CAA protester's 'link' to Pak will be probed: Police

India TV News  

Awoman anti-CAA protester in Chennai has come under the scanner of the police after her social media profile shed light on her role as a researcher with a Pakistan body, a top official said on Wednesday. A probe would be carried out to ascertain whether the woman, Gayatri Khandhadai, has links to Pakistan-based "Bytes for All", Chennai Police Commissioner A …

At Delhi's Shaheen Bagh, anti-CAA protesters ring in 2020 with national anthem, 'inquilab zindabad', 'azadi' slogans
5 years ago

At Delhi's Shaheen Bagh, anti-CAA protesters ring in 2020 with national anthem, 'inquilab zindabad', 'azadi' slogans

Firstpost  

As the world geared up to bring in 2020, more than 3,000 people gathered at Delhi’s Shaheen Bagh and Jamia Millia Islamia on New Year’s Eve in solidarity against the Citizenship Amendment Act, ringing in the new decade by singing the national anthem and chanting ‘Inquilab Zindabad’ As the world geared up to bring in 2020, more than 3,000 people …

2019 anti-CAA protests: 9 visuals that prove the anti-Hindu bigotry
5 years ago

2019 anti-CAA protests: 9 visuals that prove the anti-Hindu bigotry

Op India  

The anti-CAA protests in 2019 brought out into the open the ugly hatred that has been festering in the hearts of liberals and Islamic extremists against Hindus. ‘No God but Allah’ Anti-CAA protesters raised slogans of La ilaha illallah, the Islamic Shahada which means “There is no god but Allah”. When senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor warned against Islamic Extremism …

Anti-CAA protests: Activists, lawyers write to Karnataka human rights panel seeking action against Mangaluru Police for two deaths on 19 Dec
5 years ago

Anti-CAA protests: Activists, lawyers write to Karnataka human rights panel seeking action against Mangaluru Police for two deaths on 19 Dec

Firstpost  

A group of activists and lawyers wrote to the Karnataka human rights commission on Thursday, demanding action against Mangaluru City commissioner of police and other officials for police action that led to the deaths of two people during anti-Citizenship Amendment Act protests in the city on 19 December. A group of activists and lawyers wrote to the Karnataka human rights …

Opposition steps up anti-CAA protests: 'Satyagraha' at Raj Ghat, massive rally in Chennai; demonstrations in Delhi, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Assam
5 years ago

Opposition steps up anti-CAA protests: 'Satyagraha' at Raj Ghat, massive rally in Chennai; demonstrations in Delhi, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Assam

Firstpost  

The Opposition on Monday stepped up protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act with the Congress holding a ‘Satyagraha for unity’ at Mahatma Gandhi’s memorial, Raj Ghat in Delhi, and its ally DMK leading a massive rally in Chennai, while scattered demonstrations were held against the contentious law in several states by students and other citizens. The Opposition on Monday stepped …

Opposition steps up protests against CAA: DMK leads massive rally in Chennai, Congress holds 'satyagraha' at Rajghat; Uttar Pradesh PFI chief arrested
5 years ago

Opposition steps up protests against CAA: DMK leads massive rally in Chennai, Congress holds 'satyagraha' at Rajghat; Uttar Pradesh PFI chief arrested

Firstpost  

The opposition on Monday stepped up protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act 2019 with the Congress holding a ‘Satyagraha for unity’ at Mahatma Gandhi’s memorial Rajghat and its ally DMK leading a massive rally in Chennai, while scattered demonstration were held against the contentious law in several states by students and others New Delhi/Chennai/Guwahati: The opposition on Monday stepped up …

Massive protests against NRC, CAA at Millers Road in Bengaluru
5 years ago

Massive protests against NRC, CAA at Millers Road in Bengaluru

India TV News  

People gathered in huge numbers in Bengaluru on Monday to protest against Citizenship Amendment Act, a day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi appealed to those against the law that lies were being spread by the opposition about CAA and NRC. While on Sunday, the city wintessed people taking to streets in the support for Citizenship Amendment Act, Monday saw thousands …

CAA protests: One dead in UP as violence erupts in Rampur, Kanpur; 15 arrested in Daryaganj violence sent to judicial custody
5 years ago

CAA protests: One dead in UP as violence erupts in Rampur, Kanpur; 15 arrested in Daryaganj violence sent to judicial custody

Firstpost  

The Congress, Left and other Opposition parties led demonstrations in many states including Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Nagaland and West Bengal, demanding that the contentious Citizenship Amendment Act be scrapped. Protesters set ablaze Yatimkhana police post in Kanpur and indulged in heavy brick-batting, leading to injuries to many people including policemen, a senior official said. Police and paramilitary personnel carried out …

Anti-CAA protests: 15 held in connection with Daryaganj violence sent to 2-day judicial custody
5 years ago

Anti-CAA protests: 15 held in connection with Daryaganj violence sent to 2-day judicial custody

The Hindu  

Thousands of people have been agitating in various parts of the country since December 11, when the contentious citizenship bill was passed in Parliament. — PTI New Delhi Jamia students protest outside university campus Jamia Millia Islamia students staged a demonstration yet again outside the varsity campus against amendments in the citizenship law, days after violent clashes between police and …

CAA protesters gather at Gandhi statue in London
5 years ago

CAA protesters gather at Gandhi statue in London

India Today  

Hundreds of students and other groups gathered around the statue of Mahatma Gandhi at Parliament Square in London on Saturday to protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act and the proposed National Register of Citizens in India. On Wednesday, several hundreds from around the UK gathered with placards and Tricolours outside the Indian High Commission in London for one of the …

Anti-CAA protests in Delhi: 26 violence accused sent to judicial custody
5 years ago

Anti-CAA protests in Delhi: 26 violence accused sent to judicial custody

India Today  

Fifteen people, who were arrested on Friday in connection with the violence in Daryaganj in Old Delhi during a protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act, have been sent to judicial custody for two days. Meanwhile, the Karkardooma Court has also sent the 11 accused in the Seemapuri violence to judicial custody for 14 days. Rejecting the bail pleas of the …

Students, activists, professionals stage anti-CAA stir at India Gate
5 years ago

Students, activists, professionals stage anti-CAA stir at India Gate

India Today  

Braving the freezing cold, hundreds of students, professionals and civil society activists thronged the India Gate on Saturday evening to protest against the amended Citizenship Act. Amid heavy police deployment, the protesters raised slogans against the BJP government and sought revocation of the new legislation as it tears into the secular fabric of the country. "NRC and CAA together are …

Anti-CAA protest: Police denies Bhim Army permission to protest at Jantar Mantar
5 years ago

Anti-CAA protest: Police denies Bhim Army permission to protest at Jantar Mantar

India TV News  

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. Prohibitory orders under CrPC Section 144 are in place near the Red Fort area since Thursday, prohibiting assembly of four or more people. Thousands of students, activists and opposition leaders hit the streets …

3 dead as violent CAA protests rock country; prohibitory orders at several places
5 years ago

3 dead as violent CAA protests rock country; prohibitory orders at several places

India TV News  

Massive protests were witnessed across the country on Thursday as demonstrators took to the streets against the amended Citizenship Act. Almost all the country's major cities - Delhi, Bengaluru, Kolkata, Chennai, Lucknow, Patna, Thiruvananthapuram, and Hyderabad - saw protesters on the streets despite substantial police presence and the imposition of prohibitory orders at several places. Police fired teargas shells and …

Anti-CAA protests: Why political parties are hiding behind students
5 years ago

Anti-CAA protests: Why political parties are hiding behind students

India Today  

With university students becoming the face of protests, agitation against the Citizenship Amendment Act continues unabated. Curiously, political parties except the Trinamool Congress of Mamata Banerjee have generally been hiding behind the students, though almost all Opposition political parties have instructed their students and youth wings to supply the manpower required to make protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act look …

No untoward incident reported during anti-CAA protests in Delhi: Police
5 years ago

No untoward incident reported during anti-CAA protests in Delhi: Police

India TV News  

No untoward incident was reported during the anti-Citizenship Amendment Act protests in the national capital on Thursday, the Delhi Police said. Besides police personnel, 52 companies of other forces, including the Rapid Action Force, were deployed to maintain law and order, Delhi Police Public Relation Officer Mandeep Singh Randhawa said. He said social media and WhatsApp groups are being closely …

Delhi brought to standstill over CAA; Protest fire rages across country, turns violent in Lucknow, Mangaluru
5 years ago

Delhi brought to standstill over CAA; Protest fire rages across country, turns violent in Lucknow, Mangaluru

India TV News  

Massive demonstrations rocked major cities across the country as protestors hit the streets to vent their anger against the Citizenship Amendment Act, affecting internet and causing traffic disruptions. By Thursday evening, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee called for a United Nations referendum on National Register for Citizens and the Citizenship Amendment Act. WEST BENGAL: CM Mamata leads anti-CAA movement; …

PHOTOS: From Delhi to Lucknow, anti-CAA protests turn violent
5 years ago

PHOTOS: From Delhi to Lucknow, anti-CAA protests turn violent

India TV News  

From Delhi to Lucknow, protests broke out in multiple cities across India against the newly amended citizenship law on Thursday. PHOTOS: From Delhi to Lucknow, anti-CAA protests turn violent Image Source : PTI Prayagraj: Police personnel detain Samajwadi Party workers during a protest against Citizenship Act, in Prayagraj New Delhi: Protestors hold placards during a demonstration against the Citizenship Act, …

Anti-Citizenship Act protests on Dec. 19 | One dies of alleged firearm injury in Lucknow; two die in police firing in Mangaluru
5 years ago

Anti-Citizenship Act protests on Dec. 19 | One dies of alleged firearm injury in Lucknow; two die in police firing in Mangaluru

The Hindu  

Several protesters hit the roads in many parts of the country — defying prohibitory orders in some States — against the proposed nationwide NRC and the recently passed amended citizenship law. Delhi | 9.30 p.m. 1,200 protesters detained in Delhi, released later Around 1,200 protesters, who staged a protest for scrapping of the amended Citizenship Act, were detained on Thursday …

Hundreds take to streets against CAA in Kochi
5 years ago

Hundreds take to streets against CAA in Kochi

The Hindu  

Hundreds of students took to the streets of Kochi on Wednesday demanding the scrapping of the Citizenship Amendment Act. The campaign against the legislation began with the Students Federation of India taking out a march from the Ernakulam Maharaja’s College. Hours later, students from a few city colleges assembled at Rajendra Maidan and took out a Long March to the …

Cops gear up to tackle anti-CAA protest in Mumbai
5 years ago

Cops gear up to tackle anti-CAA protest in Mumbai

India TV News  

In view of the protest march scheduled to be held on Thursday at August Kranti Maidan in central Mumbai against the Citizenship Amendment Act, the city police have put in place security measures, an official said on Wednesday. Protesters under the banner of 'Hum Bharat Ke Log' will congregate in August Kranti Maidan to take part in the protests against …

Anti-CAA protests: Section 144 imposed in Bengaluru for 3 days
5 years ago

Anti-CAA protests: Section 144 imposed in Bengaluru for 3 days

India TV News  

Bengaluru Police has imposed Section 144 in the city for the next three days starting tomorrow morning, Commissioner of Police Bhaskar Rao said on Wednesday evening. Thousands of Bengalureans have hit the streets of the city in recent days to protest the Citizenship Amendment Act, calling the movement another 'freedom struggle'. Besides members of the Muslim community who have been …

Twinkle Khanna on CAA protests: Peaceful dissent is our constitutional right
5 years ago

Twinkle Khanna on CAA protests: Peaceful dissent is our constitutional right

India Today  

Amid protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act in several universities and colleges across India, various Bollywood celebrities have come out to share their opinion on social media. Her tweet comes three days after her husband Akshay Kumar "accidentally" liked one of the viral videos which showed Delhi Police attacking the students of Jamia Millia Islamia. Here is the Tweet which …

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