Jaffrabad anti-CAA protesters shift their sit-in dharna to Seelampur
4 years, 10 months ago

Jaffrabad anti-CAA protesters shift their sit-in dharna to Seelampur

Op India  

After the riots in North-East Delhi which were finally brought to a halt by security forces today, the Anti-CAA women protestors have moved to Seelampur to continue their protest against Citizenship Amendment Ac. Earlier they were protesting in front of the Jaffrabad metro station, blocking access to the station, but the sit-in protest there were cleared by police due to riots in the northeast Delhi area. Some people were already protesting at the Seelamour site for the last 2 months, and today nearly 300 women shifted there from Jaffrabad metro station that is nearly a kilometre away and joined the sit-in there. The Islamists took the agitation further with the Shaheen Bagh sit-in protests including women and Children against CAA and NRC, that was expected to meet an end after mediation by supreme court lawyers but the protestors continues there, with additional protesters gathered at Jaffrabad Metro station, further leading to the violent clashes among groups and the police.

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Protesting farmers arrested from Dalit Prerna Sthal, expressway traffic affected for hours
1 month, 1 week ago

Protesting farmers arrested from Dalit Prerna Sthal, expressway traffic affected for hours

Hindustan Times  

The Noida police on Tuesday afternoon arrested nearly 150 farmers who tried marching to Delhi a day earlier and camped overnight at the Rashtriya Dalit Prerna Sthal in Noida after being stopped at the Chilla border by Delhi Police. On Tuesday, around 1pm, a heavy police force, including several senior officers, reached Dalit Prerna Sthal and arrested the protesters and …

India’s tribal groups protest against Manipur mob sexual assaults
1 year, 5 months ago

India’s tribal groups protest against Manipur mob sexual assaults

Al Jazeera  

Thousands of demonstrators demand immediate arrest of those involved in sexual assaults on two women that caused an outcry. Thousands of tribals, mostly women, have staged a massive sit-in protest in India’s Manipur, demanding the arrest of those involved in the harrowing mob assaults on two women, as the opposition parties slammed the ruling Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party for …

Dozens of Protesting Kashmiri Pandit Employees Detained in Jammu
1 year, 11 months ago

Dozens of Protesting Kashmiri Pandit Employees Detained in Jammu

News 18  

Scores of migrant Kashmiri Pandit employees demanding a transfer from the Valley and release of salary dues were detained on Wednesday, shortly after they assembled here for a protest to press for their demands, officials said. On February 4, Jammu and Kashmir Lt Governor Manoj Sinha said many of the employees had resumed their duties in the Valley and directions …

Protests continue in Bihar over Central government’s ‘Agnipath’ scheme
2 years, 6 months ago

Protests continue in Bihar over Central government’s ‘Agnipath’ scheme

The Hindu  

Violent protest over the Central government’s ‘Agnipath’ scheme for recruitment in armed forces continued across Bihar on Thursday with hundreds of aspirants disrupting rail and road traffic while police fired tear gas shells to disperse them. The protesters had blocked national highway-28 in Muzaffarpur and disrupted movement of trains in Buxar district while burning tyres and shouting slogans like “Bharti …

Muslims in India stage protests over Prophet comments
2 years, 7 months ago

Muslims in India stage protests over Prophet comments

Al Jazeera  

Muslims in India have taken to the streets to protest against anti-Islamic comments made by two members of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party. In northern Uttar Pradesh state police said they had arrested 230 alleged rioters after unrest spread across several towns after Friday prayers. Earlier this month, the BJP suspended its spokeswoman Nupur Sharma and …

Day of protests: From Delhi to Ranchi, stir over Prophet remarks rocks India
2 years, 7 months ago

Day of protests: From Delhi to Ranchi, stir over Prophet remarks rocks India

Hindustan Times  

Massive protests erupted in several parts of the country on Friday over inflammatory comments by suspended Bharatiya Janata Party spokesperson Nupur Sharma and expelled party leader Naveen Kumar Jindal. The agitations turned violent in many states, including Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand and West Bengal, with reports of police firing in the air, shelling tear gas to disperse crowds and resorting to …

Hinting at Bigger Conspiracy? Amid Al-Qaeda Threat, Friday Stir on Prophet Remark Raises Concern
2 years, 7 months ago

Hinting at Bigger Conspiracy? Amid Al-Qaeda Threat, Friday Stir on Prophet Remark Raises Concern

News 18  

Protests erupting in several parts of the country, including Delhi, after Friday prayers at mosques raises a key question on security — is there a bigger conspiracy or an outfit behind it? The nationwide protests also raise a concern as it comes two days after a letter warned of Islamist militant attacks to avenge derogatory remarks about Prophet Mohammad by …

No let-up in protests by Kashmiri Pandits trying to relocate from Kashmir Valley
2 years, 7 months ago

No let-up in protests by Kashmiri Pandits trying to relocate from Kashmir Valley

The Hindu  

There was no let-up in protests by Kashmiri Pandit employees, working in the Kashmir valley, on Thursday, as their bid to leave the transit colonies for Jammu was foiled by the administration. There is still a deadlock between the Lieutenant Governor’s administration and the demand of protesting Pandit employees over their relocation outside the Valley. We are sure that the …

Kashmiri Pandits hold protest in Delhi against killing of Rahul Bhat
2 years, 8 months ago

Kashmiri Pandits hold protest in Delhi against killing of Rahul Bhat

India Today  

Members of the Kashmiri Pandit community staged protests at Jantar Mantar in Delhi on Sunday against the recent killing of Rahul Bhat by terrorists. The community members gathered at Jantar Mantar as they demanded the government to “stop using Kashmiri Pandits as sacrificial lamb” and urged passage of a genocide bill immediately. Speaking to the reporters, Sumeer Chrungoo, president of …

Kashmiri Pandit employees demand relocation to safe places outside Valley
2 years, 8 months ago

Kashmiri Pandit employees demand relocation to safe places outside Valley

Firstpost  

Rahul Bhat, a Kashmiri Pandit, was killed by Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorists in the Tehsil office at Chadoora in Budgam district on Thursday Srinagar: A group of Kashmiri Pandit employees staged a protest here on Saturday against targeted killings and demanding their relocation to safe places outside Kashmir Valley, days after a community member was killed by terrorists in his office in …

Kashmiri Pandit Employees Demand Relocation to Safe Places Outside Kashmir Valley
2 years, 8 months ago

Kashmiri Pandit Employees Demand Relocation to Safe Places Outside Kashmir Valley

News 18  

A group of Kashmiri Pandit employees staged a protest here on Saturday against targeted killings and demanding their relocation to safe places outside Kashmir Valley, days after a community member was killed by terrorists in his office in Budgam district. Alleging that camps housing Kashmiri Pandit employees have been locked following the killing of Rahul Bhat, the protesters demanded that …

Jahangirpuri violence a ‘criminal conspiracy’: Delhi Police to MHA in preliminary report
2 years, 8 months ago

Jahangirpuri violence a ‘criminal conspiracy’: Delhi Police to MHA in preliminary report

Firstpost  

The Delhi Police have also submitted their own response to the crisis and have delved into the possible modus operandi involved in the attacks and rioting, including how stones and brickbats were collected along with other weapons In a fresh development pertaining to the Jahangirpuri violence, the Delhi Police has submitted their first preliminary report to the Ministry of Home …

Centre monitoring situation in Delhi's Jahangirpuri amid police probe| 10 points
2 years, 8 months ago

Centre monitoring situation in Delhi's Jahangirpuri amid police probe| 10 points

Hindustan Times  

Union home minister Amit Shah is monitoring the situation in Delhi after clashes broke out in the Jahangirpuri area of the city on Saturday, officials have said, adding that he spoke to Delhi top cop Rakesh Asthana and told police to take strict action against those involved. Hundreds of police personnel remained deployed in northwest Delhi on Monday, two days …

Delhi clash: Act without delay
2 years, 8 months ago

Delhi clash: Act without delay

Hindustan Times  

The northwest fringes of the national Capital were roiled by communal violence on Saturday evening, leaving at least seven people with injuries, six of them policemen. The violence, which broke out in the aftermath of a Hindu religious procession passing through the area, brought back disturbing memories of the 2020 Delhi riots that left 53 people dead and hundreds wounded. …

14 arrested, nine injured after violence in Delhi's Jahangirpuri
2 years, 8 months ago

14 arrested, nine injured after violence in Delhi's Jahangirpuri

Hindustan Times  

Fourteen people have been arrested so far in connection with violence in Delhi's Jahangirpuri area on Saturday evening, according to a senior police officer. Deputy commissioner of Delhi Police Usha Rangnani first said nine people were arrested and nine others injured in clashes between two communities during a Hanuman Jayanti procession. New Delhi: Security personnel stand guard after clashes broke …

Revealed: Connecting the dots between Jahangirpuri violence and 2020 Delhi riots
2 years, 8 months ago

Revealed: Connecting the dots between Jahangirpuri violence and 2020 Delhi riots

India TV News  

Highlights Special Cell likely to take over Jahangirpuri case C Block Kushal Chowk had a connection with the 2020 North-East riots of Delhi The protests against CAA/NRC had mainly illegal Bangladeshi women and children Jahangirpuri Violence: The Special Cell or the Crime Branch of Delhi Police is likely to take over the Jahangirpuri violence case in which eight police personnel …

Hijab row: Protest breaks out in front of Karnataka Bhawan in Delhi, several detained
2 years, 11 months ago

Hijab row: Protest breaks out in front of Karnataka Bhawan in Delhi, several detained

India Today  

A protest broke out in front of the Karnataka Bhawan in New Delhi on Thursday. This was at a time when the Karnataka HC was still hearing petitions challenging the state government's ban on students wearing 'hijabs' in college. Around 3.30 pm on Thursday, a group of protesters assembled outside the Karnataka Bhawan in New Delhi. Protesters detained by Police …

Farmers’ protests | Farmers, the state, and a rising tide
3 years, 11 months ago

Farmers’ protests | Farmers, the state, and a rising tide

The Hindu  

The capital wears the look of a city fortified and battle-ready. The three-hour chakka jam on February 6 announced by a section of protesting farmers on all State and national highways around and beyond Delhi — the first “big event” since a proposed march to Parliament on February 1 was postponed — will be a test of self-discipline for the …

Delhi Riots ‘Conspiracy’ Charge Sheet: Everything You Need to Know
4 years, 3 months ago

Delhi Riots ‘Conspiracy’ Charge Sheet: Everything You Need to Know

The Quint  

The police claim that 'in pursuance and furtherance of common conspiracy, members of JCC held an urgent meeting'. It was decided that members of JCC should immediately start reaching Jafrabad and other sides to block the road. They allegedly used the Bharat Bandh call by Bhim Army Chief Chandrashekhar Azad as a ploy to assemble under the garb of a …

Delhi riots charge sheet: In Jafrabad, the Muslim mob had started pelting stones at the people demanding re-opening of roads
4 years, 6 months ago

Delhi riots charge sheet: In Jafrabad, the Muslim mob had started pelting stones at the people demanding re-opening of roads

Op India  

The Delhi anti-Hindu riots that started on the 24th of February had a definite precursor to it. The PTI report from the 23rd of February read: Clashes broke out Sunday evening between pro and anti-CAA groups near Jaffrabad in northeast Delhi after a large number of people who have been protesting against the Citizenship Amendment Act blocked a road, while …

Police identify incidents that ‘led’ to north-east Delhi riots
4 years, 7 months ago

Police identify incidents that ‘led’ to north-east Delhi riots

The Hindu  

In the chargesheet submitted in the IB staffer Ankit Sharma murder case, the police have also mentioned the chronology of events that led to the riots in north-east Delhi in February this year. The document then mentions incidents of violence around New Friends Colony on December 15 when some current and former JMI students, and people having allegiance to political …

Delhi Riots: Police arrests 2 Pinjra Tod women activists for organising anti-CAA protest in Jaffrabad
4 years, 7 months ago

Delhi Riots: Police arrests 2 Pinjra Tod women activists for organising anti-CAA protest in Jaffrabad

India Today  

Two members of the 'Pinjra Tod', a women rights group in Delhi, have been arrested in connection with the North East Delhi riots that took place earlier this year over the Citizenship Amendment Act. Delhi Police has arrested Natasha and Devangana, two women associated with Pinjra Tod. Both women have been arrested by the North East District Police and will …

Amit Shah directs police to pick up Delhi Anti-Hindu riots probe
4 years, 9 months ago

Amit Shah directs police to pick up Delhi Anti-Hindu riots probe

Op India  

The probe into the deadly Delhi anti-Hindu riots, which raged on in the last week of February this year by Islamist mobs, leaving at least 50 people dead, including Delhi Police Constable Ratan Lal, and IB staffer Ankit Sharma, had slowed down ever since the Coronavirus Pandemic hit India and the lockdown was announced last month by the Modi government. …

Police investigating far-Left ‘activist’ group Pinjra Tod for instigating chain of events that spiralled into the Delhi riots: Read details
4 years, 10 months ago

Police investigating far-Left ‘activist’ group Pinjra Tod for instigating chain of events that spiralled into the Delhi riots: Read details

Op India  

The Delhi police have now said that while there were sit-in protests in Delhi against the Citizenship Amendment Act till the 22nd, a communal riot as the one witnessed by Delhi did not seem imminent and that, the riots could have been triggered by an ‘external force’. According to a report in the Times of India, the Delhi police believes …

Delhi anti-Hindu riots: Video emerges where Islamist mob is seen breaking CCTV cameras minutes before attacking the Delhi Police
4 years, 10 months ago

Delhi anti-Hindu riots: Video emerges where Islamist mob is seen breaking CCTV cameras minutes before attacking the Delhi Police

Op India  

Chand Bagh and Jafrabad areas in North-east Delhi have emerged as the worst riot-hit areas in the recent Delhi anti-Hindu riots. Umar Khalid seen inciting people to take to the streets against Modi govt while Trump visits Another video surfaced on the same day in which violent rioters at Chand Bagh area in East Delhi are seen pelting stones at …

Delhi violence | Situation peaceful in riot-hit areas
4 years, 10 months ago

Delhi violence | Situation peaceful in riot-hit areas

The Hindu  

The situation in northeast Delhi was peaceful on February 29 with residents gradually coming to terms with the damage in communal riots in the area earlier this week. Sources, meanwhile, said the Delhi government is considering to issue a WhatsApp number on which people can complain about hate messages being circulated on the instant messaging app. The violence in Jaffrabad, …

In fresh case of violence in Delhi, 60-year-old scrap dealer ventures out for work, returns home injured; dies later
4 years, 10 months ago

In fresh case of violence in Delhi, 60-year-old scrap dealer ventures out for work, returns home injured; dies later

Firstpost  

A 60-year-old rag picker, who went to collect scrap early Friday morning in northeast Delhi only to be brought back home with serious head injuries, succumbed while being taken to a hospital, his son said in what appears to be a fresh case of violence New Delhi: A 60-year-old rag picker, who went to collect scrap early Friday morning in …

Delhi violence: Authorities focus on relief, rehabilitation as toll rises to 38; defiant Kapil Mishra blames anti-CAA protesters for riots
4 years, 10 months ago

Delhi violence: Authorities focus on relief, rehabilitation as toll rises to 38; defiant Kapil Mishra blames anti-CAA protesters for riots

Firstpost  

As the Delhi government and law enforcement authorities made efforts to pick up the pieces in the wake of the violence in the National Capital’s northeast district on Thursday, BJP leader Kapil Mishra, whose ‘ultimatum’ comment was allegedly the catalyst for three days of riots, remained defiant and blamed sustained protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act for the violence. Delhi …

Delhi CAA violence: How police sat still as riot raged
4 years, 10 months ago

Delhi CAA violence: How police sat still as riot raged

India Today  

The Delhi Police, with about 87,000 personnel, could not prevent the death of 27 people in riots that broke out in northeast Delhi. After three days, when the situation didn't take a turn for the better, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval stepped in, rallied the dithering police force and assured the terrified residents that peace will return soon. THE DOVAL …

North east Delhi violence: Protesters cleared from Jaffarabad, Maujpur, say police
4 years, 10 months ago

North east Delhi violence: Protesters cleared from Jaffarabad, Maujpur, say police

India TV News  

Delhi Police Special Commissioner, Crime, Satish Golcha on Wednesday said that protesters have left sites of protest in Jaffarabad and Maujpur in northeast Delhi and the situation is under control. On Tuesday, Union Home Minister Amit Shah held a meeting with Delhi Police and his ministry officials in the wake of violence that has been raging in the national capital …

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 …

SC to hear petition seeking safety of anti-CAA protesters at Shaheen Bagh today
4 years, 10 months ago

SC to hear petition seeking safety of anti-CAA protesters at Shaheen Bagh today

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court agreed to hear on February 26 an application for a direction to the Delhi police to ensure the safety of anti-Citizenship Act protesters at Shaheen Bagh, who are mostly women, in the light of violent clashes which rocked the Capital and left several dead in northeast Delhi. The court said it would take up the application on …

Anti-CAA protesters torch two houses, fire tender at Jaffrabad and Maujpur
4 years, 10 months ago

Anti-CAA protesters torch two houses, fire tender at Jaffrabad and Maujpur

India TV News  

Tension escalated in northeast Delhi with protesters torching at least two houses and a fire tender in the Jaffrabad and Maujpur areas, where pro and anti-CAA groups clashed for the second consecutive day on Monday and hurled stones at each other. According to officials, a fire tender was damaged by the protesters after it responded to a fire call in …

Delhi: Muslim groups block Jaffrabad, clashes erupt between pro and anti-CAA protestors
4 years, 10 months ago

Delhi: Muslim groups block Jaffrabad, clashes erupt between pro and anti-CAA protestors

Op India  

On Sunday, a clash broke out between Pro-CAA and Anti-CAA groups in Maujpur near Jeffrabad, thereby leading to heavy stone-pelting and vandalism of public property. pic.twitter.com/Yj3mCFSsYk — ANI February 23, 2020 On Saturday, a group of over 500 Muslim women had gathered near the Jafrabad Metro Station and blocked road No. We too took refuge inside and came out only …

BJP leader gives 3-day ultimatum to Delhi Police to clear roads
4 years, 10 months ago

BJP leader gives 3-day ultimatum to Delhi Police to clear roads

The Hindu  

Before a clash broke out between pro and anti-Citizenship Act groups near Jaffrabad on Sunday evening, Delhi BJP leader Kapil Mishra at a demonstration said he has given a three-day ultimatum to the police to clear blocked roads. Addressing a pro-CAA crowd at Maujpur Chowk, Mr. Mishra, a former MLA from Karwal Nagar, said if the police fail to clear …

Anti-CAA violence in Aligarh: 22-yr-old shot by miscreant as protesters clash with police; internet suspended till midnight
4 years, 10 months ago

Anti-CAA violence in Aligarh: 22-yr-old shot by miscreant as protesters clash with police; internet suspended till midnight

Firstpost  

A 22-year-old man was shot and seriously injured by a “miscreant” during violent clashes between the police and anti-CAA protesters in Aligarh’s old city area on Sunday. He added, “Even as efforts were underway to convince women to leave the area with prominent Muslim citizens of the area, including the Sahar Mufti Abdul Khalid trying to defuse the situation, mayhem …

Delhi: Anti-CAA protestors now block road near Jafrabad Metro station
4 years, 10 months ago

Delhi: Anti-CAA protestors now block road near Jafrabad Metro station

Op India  

On Saturday, a group of over 500 Muslim women gathered near the Jafrabad Metro Station and blocked road No. Read: Confusion whether all Islamists of Shaheen Bagh agree to open a tiny stretch of road, partially ending their illegal occupation Clad in Burkha, the women had also raised slogans of “Jai Bhim.” The sudden protests had forced the Delhi Metro …

Security tightened at Jaffrabad metro station as thousands gather to protest against CAA
4 years, 10 months ago

Security tightened at Jaffrabad metro station as thousands gather to protest against CAA

India TV News  

Security has been tightened at Delhi's Jaffrabad metro station area as women continue to protest there against the Citizenship Amendment Act. A large number of anti-Citizenship Act protesters gathered outside Jaffrabad metro station in northeast Delhi on Saturday night, following which the security has been tightened on Sunday morning. Shadab, one of the protesters said, "This protest is against CAA, …

Priyanka Gandhi to move NHRC over UP Police's conduct during anti-CAA protests
4 years, 11 months ago

Priyanka Gandhi to move NHRC over UP Police's conduct during anti-CAA protests

India Today  

Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra will soon lead a delegation of party leaders to National Human Rights Commission to complain about the UP Police's "brutality" against the anti-CAA protesters. The party has many audio and video evidence against the erring officers, said a leader Priyanka Gandhi has visited many victims and their families across the state, especially in western …

JNU violence: Protestors 'relocated' from Gateway of India to Azad Maidan to avoid inconvenience to citizens, claims Mumbai Police
5 years ago

JNU violence: Protestors 'relocated' from Gateway of India to Azad Maidan to avoid inconvenience to citizens, claims Mumbai Police

Firstpost  

On Monday, protests were organised near the Hutatma Chowk in Mumbai’s Fort area, but later the permission was denied. Mumbai: People protesting against the JNU violence were evicted from Gateway of India in south Mumbai on Tuesday morning as roads were getting blocked and tourists and common people were facing problems, a police official said. Police had appealed to protesters …

Anti-CAA protests continue in Delhi, police maintain tight vigil
5 years ago

Anti-CAA protests continue in Delhi, police maintain tight vigil

Live Mint  

New Delhi: On a day Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed a mega rally in the city, the national capital witnessed widespread protests against the citizenship law even as police maintained a strict vigil and carried out flag march in sensitive areas. A large number of people hit the streets and took out a 'solidarity march' in South Delhi in support …

CAA protests: Toll rises to 15 in Uttar Pradesh as stir turns violent for second consecutive day; police post torched in Kanpur
5 years ago

CAA protests: Toll rises to 15 in Uttar Pradesh as stir turns violent for second consecutive day; police post torched in Kanpur

Firstpost  

A police post was torched in Kanpur on Saturday amid fresh incidents of protests against Citizenship Amendment Act in Uttar Pradesh’s several districts including in Rampur and Aligarh as the toll in the violence in the last two days rose to 15 Lucknow: A police post was torched in Kanpur on Saturday amid fresh incidents of anti-citizenship protests in Uttar …

Opinion | Aaj Ki Baat Dec 20 episode: Take stern action against political leaders who are inciting violence
5 years ago

Opinion | Aaj Ki Baat Dec 20 episode: Take stern action against political leaders who are inciting violence

India TV News  

Eleven people were killed and many injured in violent anti-CAA protests that rocked several cities of Uttar Pradesh on Friday. I would like to appreciate Delhi Police for its efforts to ensure peace during Friday protests near Jama Masjid. Drawing a parallel with demonetization, Sonia Gandhi said CAA will force all individuals to stand in queues to prove their and …

40 detained near Delhi's Daryaganj police station as protest turns violent
5 years ago

40 detained near Delhi's Daryaganj police station as protest turns violent

The Hindu  

Stones, footwear and bloodstains on streets were the remnants of a protest against the Citizenship Act, which began peacefully at Jama Masjid but ended with arson two kilometres away near the Daryaganj police station on Friday. At least 40 people were detained and 21 injured after Delhi police used lathis and water cannon to disperse the protesters who hurled stones …

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 …

Several killed, hundreds held in India citizenship law protests
5 years ago

Several killed, hundreds held in India citizenship law protests

Al Jazeera  

Rallies held across the country despite prohibitory orders at some places as anger over ‘anti-Muslim’ law mounts. Reporting from New Delhi, Al Jazeera’s Sohail Rahman said the overwhelming participation of non-Muslims in the nationwide protests “has surprised the government”. “This law is deemed to be something that strikes the heart of the constitution about everybody’s liberty.” Rallies amid prohibitory orders …

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, …

Mosques in Seelampur had mobilised mobs for protests, says report
5 years ago

Mosques in Seelampur had mobilised mobs for protests, says report

Op India  

The announcements to gather the Muslim mob to protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act was reportedly made on loudspeakers of the nearest mosques in Delhi’s Seelampur, reports India Today. दिल्ली की सड़कों पर दंगाइयों को उतरने के लिए सूचना मस्जिदों के loud speakers से दी गयी थी… अगर ये हाल देश की राजधानी में है तो हम सिर्फ़ अन्दाज़ लगा …

21 hurt, bikes torched, buses vandalised as protesters turn violent in Delhi’s north-east
5 years ago

21 hurt, bikes torched, buses vandalised as protesters turn violent in Delhi’s north-east

Hindustan Times  

At least 21 people were injured, nearly 20 vehicles were damaged, several shops vandalised and other public property destroyed as over 2,000 people hit the streets in northeast Delhi’s Seelampur area on Tuesday during an agitation over the amended citizenship law. The violence continued for over one-and-a-half hours as the police contingent, including Rapid Action Force personnel, fired more than …

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