CAA protests: UP Police stops Rahul and Priyanka Gandhi from entering Meerut to meet kin of deceased agitators
5 years ago

CAA protests: UP Police stops Rahul and Priyanka Gandhi from entering Meerut to meet kin of deceased agitators

Firstpost  

Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra were on Tuesday stopped by police from entering Meerut on their way to meet the families of those who died during protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act Meerut: Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra were on Tuesday stopped by police from entering Meerut on their way to meet the families of those who died during protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act. Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh and Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot hit out at the Uttar Pradesh government for not allowing the Gandhis to enter Meerut and meet the victim’s families. “It is absolutely undemocratic and unfortunate that senior Congress leaders, Rahul and Priyanka were stopped by Uttar Pradesh Police from meeting families of victims killed during anti CAA protests. “Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi were stopped by Uttar Pradesh police while they were going to meet victim’s family members who died in violence during anti CAA and NRC protest in Meerut.

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MVA Protests Over Custodial Death of Dalit Youth, Murder of Sarpanch
4 weeks, 1 day ago

MVA Protests Over Custodial Death of Dalit Youth, Murder of Sarpanch

Deccan Chronicle  

Mumbai: The opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi on Tuesday held protests at Nagpur Vidhan Bhavan over the alleged custodial death of Somnath Surevanshi in Parbhani and the alleged murder of a sarpanch Santosh Deshmukh in Beed district. Police said that he complained of chest pain on the day he died following which Parbhani district jail authorities shifted him to the district …

How Congress and Gandhis demonised police with Sambhal visit
1 month ago

How Congress and Gandhis demonised police with Sambhal visit

Op India  

On 10th December, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and the party’s general secretary, Priyanka Gandhi, met the families of the rioters who died during the Sambhal violence on 24th November 2024. Congress shared photographs of the meeting on the social media platform X and wrote, “Today, Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi and Congress General Secretary and MP Priyanka Gandhi met …

Rahul, Priyanka Gandhi meet Sambhal victims in Delhi
1 month ago

Rahul, Priyanka Gandhi meet Sambhal victims in Delhi

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi and Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi on Tuesday met victims of Sambhal violence at the residence of party leader Sonia Gandhi. "Today Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi and Congress General Secretary and MP Priyanka Gandhi met the victims of Sambhal. Congress MP Imran Masood said Rahul Gandhi heard the victims of the …

Denied Entry To Sambhal, Rahul Gandhi And Priyanka Host Victims' Families In Delhi
1 month ago

Denied Entry To Sambhal, Rahul Gandhi And Priyanka Host Victims' Families In Delhi

ABP News  

Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday met the families of those affected by the recent violence in Sambhal at his 10 Janpath residence in New Delhi. Accompanied by All India Congress Committee general secretary and Wayanad MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, he assured them of all possible assistance in their pursuit of justice. The Congress party, …

Denied Sambhal visit, Rahul, Priyanka Gandhi meet families of those killed in violence in Delhi
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1 month ago

Denied Sambhal visit, Rahul, Priyanka Gandhi meet families of those killed in violence in Delhi

Hindustan Times  

Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi and his MP sister Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Tuesday evening met the families of Sambhal violence victims at 10 Janpath in Delhi, the residence of their mother Sonia Gandhi, sources said. Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi and Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra after they were stopped at …

Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka meet Sambhal violence victims at 10 Janpath, days after UP police stopped them at Ghazipur border
1 month ago

Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka meet Sambhal violence victims at 10 Janpath, days after UP police stopped them at Ghazipur border

Live Mint  

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday met the victims of Sambhal violence, days after a party delegation had to return as they were stopped by Uttar Pradesh Police at Ghazipur border. Congress later posted, “Today Leader of Opposition RahulGandhi and Congress General Secretary and MP Priyanka Gandhi met the victims of Sambhal. We stand with all the victims and will …

Families of all those killed in Sambhal violence meet Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi
1 month ago

Families of all those killed in Sambhal violence meet Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi

India TV News  

Saharanpur MP Imran Masood said that the families of all those killed in Sambhal violence met Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi in the national capital on Tuesday. The meeting of Rahul Gandhi with the Sambhal families followed a week of tense standoffs after Uttar Pradesh authorities denied the Gandhis permission to visit Sambhal. he Congress party later tweeted about the …

Stopped On Violence-Hit Sambhal's Route, Rahul Gandhi Has A Proposal For UP Police
1 month, 1 week ago

Stopped On Violence-Hit Sambhal's Route, Rahul Gandhi Has A Proposal For UP Police

ABP News  

Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi and Congress' Wayanad MP Priyanka Gandhi took the Uttar Pradesh Police head-on on the Delhi-Meerut Expressway at the Ghazipur border when they were stopped from going to violence-hit Sambhal. #WATCH | Lok Sabha LoP and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi at the Ghazipur border where he along with other Congress leaders have been stopped …

Using power to create Hindu-Muslim rift not in state or country's interest: Rahul on Sambhal clashes
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Using power to create Hindu-Muslim rift not in state or country's interest: Rahul on Sambhal clashes

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: A day after violence rocked Uttar Pradesh's Sambhal, Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Monday said the BJP's use of power to create a rift between Hindus and Muslims was neither in the interest of the state nor the country. Three people were killed and scores of others, including security and administration personnel, injured …

Farmers protest: 2-hour road blockade across Haryana; internet shutdown extended | Top 10
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Farmers protest: 2-hour road blockade across Haryana; internet shutdown extended | Top 10

Hindustan Times  

Farmer leaders put on hold the ‘Delhi Chalo’ march for two days after a 21-year-old protester was killed and 12 police personnel were injured in clashes at Khanauri, one of the two Punjab-Haryana interstate border points which have become protest sites for the farmers attempting to reach New Delhi. The death of the protesting farmers has exacerbated the already tense …

Opposition holds protest march after Rahul Gandhi’s disqualification from Lok Sabha; seeks JPC probe into Adani issue
1 year, 9 months ago

Opposition holds protest march after Rahul Gandhi’s disqualification from Lok Sabha; seeks JPC probe into Adani issue

The Hindu  

Minutes after orders disqualifying Rahul Gandhi from the Lok Sabha were issued, the Opposition parties came together for a protest march from Parliament House to Vijay Chowk, alleging that “democracy is in danger” and reiterating their demand for a probe by the Joint Parliamentary Committee into the Adani issue. The parliamentarians were not allowed to proceed any further from Vijay …

ED grills Sonia Gandhi for 6 hours; Congress MPs detained for stir
2 years, 5 months ago

ED grills Sonia Gandhi for 6 hours; Congress MPs detained for stir

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: As the ED questioned Congress president Sonia Gandhi for the third time, Congress MPs protested at Vijay Chowk over the government’s alleged misuse of investigative agencies and called it “murder of democracy”, claiming the Centre was trying to usher in an “Opposition-mukt Bharat”. Congress MP Jairam Ramesh tweeted: “For the third day, Congress MPs staging legitimate and peaceful …

Why Congress protests against Rahul Gandhi’s questioning by ED have been dubbed ‘opportunistic and hypocritical’
2 years, 6 months ago

Why Congress protests against Rahul Gandhi’s questioning by ED have been dubbed ‘opportunistic and hypocritical’

Firstpost  

Several parts of the country witnessed dramatic protests by Congress workers and leaders against the Enforcement Directorate’s questioning of Rahul Gandhi in the National Herald case. The protests, meant to galvanise the cadres, however, have not gone down well with many Thirty hours over three days and there’s still more to come for Congress leader Rahul Gandhi. Protests galore Since …

Day 3 of Rahul Gandhi questioning by ED and huge protests by Congress| Video
2 years, 7 months ago

Day 3 of Rahul Gandhi questioning by ED and huge protests by Congress| Video

Hindustan Times  

Massive protests broke out in Delhi yet again as Rahul Gandhi appeared on Wednesday for the third day of questioning at the Enforcement Directorate office in the National Herald case. They are using police force against Congress leaders and workers," senior party leader and MP Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury was quoted as saying by news agency ANI amid high drama near …

Unnao murder: Priyanka Gandhi slams CM Yogi, asks why action was not taken earlier
2 years, 11 months ago

Unnao murder: Priyanka Gandhi slams CM Yogi, asks why action was not taken earlier

India Today  

The death of a Dalit woman in Uttar Pradesh's Unnao has raised the political heat in the state and now Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi has criticised CM Yogi Adityanath and asked why action on the case was not taken earlier. A Dalit woman's mother kept running from pillar to post for her daughter and, in the end, she got her …

Anti-CAA stir: SC slams Yogi govt over recovery notices, issues warning
2 years, 11 months ago

Anti-CAA stir: SC slams Yogi govt over recovery notices, issues warning

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Friday slammed the Yogi Aditynath-led Uttar Pradesh government for acting on recovery notices issued to citizens who were allegedly involved in protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act in December 2019. The court's observations came on a plea filed by Parwaiz Arif Titu seeking quashing of notices sent to alleged protestors by the district administration for recovering …

'Unfortunate Killing Of Democracy': Rahul Gandhi Leads Oppn Protest Against Suspension Of 12 MPS
3 years, 1 month ago

'Unfortunate Killing Of Democracy': Rahul Gandhi Leads Oppn Protest Against Suspension Of 12 MPS

ABP News  

New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi led a march from the Gandhi statue inside Parliament to Vijay Chowk to protest against the suspension of 12 Rajya Sabha MPs and said that the decision of not to revoke the suspension "is a symbol of the crushing the voice of people of India." #WATCH Opposition MPs hold a march from Parliament to …

Agra: Priyanka Gandhi meets family of man who died in police custody
3 years, 2 months ago

Agra: Priyanka Gandhi meets family of man who died in police custody

India TV News  

Senior Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Wednesday met the family of sanitation worker Arun, who was nabbed in connection with a theft and later died in police custody. Police said that Section 144 has been clamped in Lucknow in view of the upcoming festival season till November 8. Police also said that the Congress general secretary was stopped as …

BJP slams Rahul Gandhi over Lakhimpur Kheri; says 'trying to fan unrest' for political mileage
3 years, 3 months ago

BJP slams Rahul Gandhi over Lakhimpur Kheri; says 'trying to fan unrest' for political mileage

Hindustan Times  

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Wednesday slammed Congress' Rahul Gandhi over the Lakhimpur Kheri violence in Uttar Pradesh, where eight people lost their lives after farmers' protests turned violent over the weekend. Hitting out at Congress' Rahul Gandhi, Sambit Patra, BJP's national spokesperson, said that he is trying to fan unrest over the violence-hit district. Speaking on Uttar Pradesh government's …

Detained Congress MP Deepender Singh Hooda allowed to take stroll in Sitapur
3 years, 3 months ago

Detained Congress MP Deepender Singh Hooda allowed to take stroll in Sitapur

Hindustan Times  

Congress Member of Parliament Deepender Singh Hooda, who was detained in Sitapur along with Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Monday while they were on their way to violence-hit Lakhimpur Kheri, was allowed to step out briefly under police watch on Tuesday. He took a stroll around the Sitapur’s cantonment area as police officers accompanied him. Hooda and Priyanka Gandhi were among …

Dictatorship in India; new kind of politics in Uttar Pradesh: Rahul Gandhi
3 years, 3 months ago

Dictatorship in India; new kind of politics in Uttar Pradesh: Rahul Gandhi

The Hindu  

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday alleged that the government has been attacking farmers and that there is “dictatorship” in the country now. At a press conference, Mr. Gandhi said he along with the two Congress Chief Ministers – Bhupesh Baghel and Charanjit Singh Channi – will visit Lakhimpur Kheri to meet the families hit by the violence. What’s our …

Lakhimpur Kheri: Rahul, Priyanka extend healing hugs to deceased farmers' families
3 years, 3 months ago

Lakhimpur Kheri: Rahul, Priyanka extend healing hugs to deceased farmers' families

India Today  

Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra reached Lakhimpur Kheri on Wednesday evening and met the families of farmers who were killed during Sunday's clashes. Rahul Gandhi reached Sitapur in the evening where his sister Priyanka was under detention for defying prohibitory orders to visit Lakhimpur Kheri. Priyanka Gandhi was released shortly and then accompanied her brother to Lakhimpur …

Lakhimpur Kheri violence | Case against Priyanka, Deependra Hooda, Ajay Kumar Lallu in Sitapur
3 years, 3 months ago

Lakhimpur Kheri violence | Case against Priyanka, Deependra Hooda, Ajay Kumar Lallu in Sitapur

The Hindu  

The Uttar Pradesh Police has booked Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and 10 other people under sections related to preventive custody due to apprehension of breach of peace, officials said on Tuesday, as party leaders questioned her detention beyond 24 hours without an FIR. The case under Code of Criminal Procedure sections 144,151, 107, 116 has also been registered …

Lakhimpur Kheri violence: Case against Priyanka, Deependra Hooda, Ajay Kumar Lallu in Sitapur
3 years, 3 months ago

Lakhimpur Kheri violence: Case against Priyanka, Deependra Hooda, Ajay Kumar Lallu in Sitapur

Firstpost  

Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and other party leaders were detained on Monday when they were going to meet the victims of the violence that erupted during a farmers’ protest in Lakhimpur Kheri Sitapur: With the Congress questioning the detention of Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, officials said Tuesday a case has been registered here against her and 10 others under …

Violation of constitutional rights: Priyanka Gandhi's lawyer says she is denied legal aid | Exclusive
3 years, 3 months ago

Violation of constitutional rights: Priyanka Gandhi's lawyer says she is denied legal aid | Exclusive

India Today  

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, who was arrested by the Uttar Pradesh Police for defying orders to visit Lakhimpur Kheri, is not being allowed to meet her legal team, her lawyer told India Today. Priyanka Gandhi Vadra was detained by the UP Police on Monday when she was on her way to meet the families of farmers who were killed …

Congress accuses UP cops of manhandling Priyanka Gandhi, says will continue fight
3 years, 3 months ago

Congress accuses UP cops of manhandling Priyanka Gandhi, says will continue fight

India Today  

Congress has accused the Uttar Pradesh police of manhandling Priyanka Gandhi who was on her way to Lakhimpur Kheri. Priyanka Gandhi, who was expected to meet affected families in Tikunia on Monday following the deadly clash between a group of protesting farmers and the convoy of Union Minister of State for Home Ajay Misra’s son Ashish Misra, was earlier stopped …

When Priyanka Gandhi gave UP cops lessons in law | Watch
3 years, 3 months ago

When Priyanka Gandhi gave UP cops lessons in law | Watch

India Today  

Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, who was detained along with other party leaders in Sitapur, was seen giving lessons in law to the UP Police on Monday. Eight people were killed on Sunday as violence erupted during a farmers' protest, claiming the lives of both farmers and BJP workers ahead of a visit to Lakhimpur by Uttar Pradesh Deputy …

One who is silent, is already dead: Rahul Gandhi on Lakhimpur Kheri incident
3 years, 3 months ago

One who is silent, is already dead: Rahul Gandhi on Lakhimpur Kheri incident

India Today  

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi attacked the BJP and reacted sharply to the trampling incident that occurred in Uttar Pradesh's Lakhimpur Kheri on Sunday. — Ashok Gehlot October 3, 2021 Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel said, “After unsuccessful attempts to suppress the voice of the farmers, now the farmers have been crushed by the car.” — Bhupesh Baghel October 3, 2021 Randeep …

Priyanka Gandhi meets kin of man who died during R-Day tractor rally, backs judicial probe in death
3 years, 11 months ago

Priyanka Gandhi meets kin of man who died during R-Day tractor rally, backs judicial probe in death

India Today  

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Thursday visited UP's Rampur met the family members of the man who died during the January 26 tractor rally protest in Delhi. Priyanka Gandhi asserted that the government should repeal the new farm laws instead of "branding farmers terrorists and their agitation a political conspiracy". Hitting out at the government over fortifications at the …

Assam Organisations Pay Homage to 5 Anti-CAA Protestors Killed Last Year
4 years, 1 month ago

Assam Organisations Pay Homage to 5 Anti-CAA Protestors Killed Last Year

News 18  

Several organisations on Saturday paid tributes to the five persons killed during anti-Citizenship Amendment Act protests in Assam in December last year. The All Assam Students Union organised a programme here to pay homage to the five as part of its 'Gana Hunkar' campaign across the state, while the Krishak Mukti Sangram Samiti observed 'Sankalp Divas' and vowed to renew …

Priyanka, Rahul meet Hathras gangrape victim's family amid high drama, say will continue to fight for justice
4 years, 3 months ago

Priyanka, Rahul meet Hathras gangrape victim's family amid high drama, say will continue to fight for justice

India TV News  

The outrage over Hathras gangrape and murder of a 19-year-old girl turned more intense on Saturday as Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra met gangrape victim's family members amid high drama. Moreover, soon after Priyanka and Rahul had left from Hathras after meeting victim's family, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath ordered a CBI probe though the ongoing SIT …

Rahul, Priyanka to head to Hathras again on Saturday to meet victim’s family
4 years, 3 months ago

Rahul, Priyanka to head to Hathras again on Saturday to meet victim’s family

Live Mint  

A delegation of Congress MPs led by former party chief Rahul Gandhi will go to Hathras Saturday afternoon to meet the family of the 19-year-old woman who died after she was assaulted and allegedly gang-raped, a senior party leader said. Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra will also be part of the delegation that will meet the family to hear …

‘Harassment of Rahul Gandhi reflects lawlessness in U.P.’
4 years, 3 months ago

‘Harassment of Rahul Gandhi reflects lawlessness in U.P.’

The Hindu  

The detention and “harassment” of former Congress president Rahul Gandhi and party general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Thursday reflects the prevailing lawlessness in Uttar Pradesh, Chief Minister V. Narayanasamy said in Puducherry on Friday. It reflects the prevailing law and order situation in Uttar Pradesh,” he told The Hindu, during the fast near Anna Statue observed to condemn the …

Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Vadra on padyatra to Hathras after convoy stopped in Greater Noida
4 years, 3 months ago

Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Vadra on padyatra to Hathras after convoy stopped in Greater Noida

Live Mint  

Congress leaders Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and Rahul Gandhi's convoy was reportedly stopped on the Yamuna Expressway by the Uttar Pradesh Police on Thursday as they were headed to meet the family of the victim of alleged gangrape and murder in the Hathras. According to sources, Priyanka and Rahul's SUV had crossed the border, but their convoy was stopped at Greater …

FIR filed against Rahul, Priyanka Gandhi for violating Sec 144 on way to Hathras
4 years, 3 months ago

FIR filed against Rahul, Priyanka Gandhi for violating Sec 144 on way to Hathras

India Today  

An FIR has been lodged against 203 Congress leaders including former Congress President Rahul Gandhi and current General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra. According to a statement issued by the police, over 200 Congress workers along with Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra were repeatedly asked to stop while on their way to Hathras from Delhi on the Delhi-Noida-Delhi highway. At …

Rahul Gandhi pushed to ground in scuffle with cops trying to prevent him from reaching Hathras
4 years, 3 months ago

Rahul Gandhi pushed to ground in scuffle with cops trying to prevent him from reaching Hathras

India Today  

A scuffle broke out at the Delhi-Noida border on Thursday afternoon after Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi were stopped from travelling to Hathras district of Uttar Pradesh. While the UP PCC leaders claimed on social media that the Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra were taken to an undisclosed location by the UP Police, India Today …

Centre targetting anti-CAA, NRC protesters in false cases, says Umar Khalid in pre-recorded message
4 years, 3 months ago

Centre targetting anti-CAA, NRC protesters in false cases, says Umar Khalid in pre-recorded message

Firstpost  

Khalid, in his video message alleged that the Delhi Police has been registering false cases against people who protested the Citizenship Amendment Act and the National Register of Citizens. In a video message recorded before his arrest in connection with the Delhi riots, former Jawaharlal Nehru University student leader Umar Khalid alleged that the Centre and the police are framing …

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 …

Delhi riots: The police have lost their autonomy | Opinion
4 years, 10 months ago

Delhi riots: The police have lost their autonomy | Opinion

Hindustan Times  

The recent riots in Delhi were the latest in a series of the police failures to uphold the law during the demonstrations against the Citizenship Act, or the CAA. Writing about the Delhi riots, distinguished retired police officer Prakash Singh, now chairman of The India Police Foundation, said, “Police response invariably reflects the bias of the ruling party”. The most …

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 …

Anti-CAA riot mongers gather in Patna to join Kanhaiya Kumar's rally
4 years, 10 months ago

Anti-CAA riot mongers gather in Patna to join Kanhaiya Kumar's rally

Op India  

While Delhi continues to burn with Islamists wreaking havoc, targetting the Hindus in the national capital, the left brigade had joined hands at the ‘Samvidhan Bachao, Nagrikta Bachao’ Maha Rally at Patna’s Gandhi Maidan on Thursday. It was joined by the usual coterie of self-proclaimed ‘liberals’, namely JNU Students’ Union president Aishe Ghosh, Rohit Vemula’s mother Radhika Vemula, actress and …

People’s reaction to CAA to be expected, says Amarinder
4 years, 10 months ago

People’s reaction to CAA to be expected, says Amarinder

The Hindu  

Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh said that the Bharatiya Janata Party -led government at the Centre was attempting to trample India’s cherished democratic ideals of socialism and secularism through “this draconian legislation ”. “Naturally, there had to be a reaction,” he said, adding that the people’s angst would not end but would “only grow bigger till the Central government …

Journalist from JK24 shot at in Maujpur while covering Delhi anti-CAA riots
4 years, 10 months ago

Journalist from JK24 shot at in Maujpur while covering Delhi anti-CAA riots

Op India  

A JK24 news channel journalist named Akash Napa has been shot while covering the riots that have ensued in Delhi by Islamists against the Citizenship Amendment Act. Moreover, Delhi head constable Ratan Lal and a Hindu activist named Vinod had also died in the clashes that broke out in Delhi taking the total death count to seven. The national capital …

'No one died due to police bullets': Yogi Adityanath says anti-CAA protesters had 'intention to die,' claims 'big conspiracy' behind agitation
4 years, 10 months ago

'No one died due to police bullets': Yogi Adityanath says anti-CAA protesters had 'intention to die,' claims 'big conspiracy' behind agitation

Firstpost  

Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday courted controversy when he said that the casualties during protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act in Uttar Pradesh had died due to “bullets from rioters” and not from the state police. In an address to the state Assembly, Adityanath referred to the protests against the contentious law that turned violent on 19 …

Yogi Adityanath sparks row with remarks on anti-CAA protesters
4 years, 10 months ago

Yogi Adityanath sparks row with remarks on anti-CAA protesters

India TV News  

UP chief minister Yogi Adityanath, on Wednesday, kicked off a major controversy when he slammed the anti-CAA protesters and made a disparaging remark on the deaths that took place during the protests. "Agar koi marne ke liye aa hi raha hai to woh zinda kahan se ho jaayega," he said while referring to the 22 deaths that took place during …

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 …

Gandhi’s death anniversary galvanises India’s anti-CAA protesters
4 years, 11 months ago

Gandhi’s death anniversary galvanises India’s anti-CAA protesters

Al Jazeera  

As demonstrators mark martyrdom of iconic freedom fighter by holding protests, many accuse BJP of doublespeak on Gandhi. by Ramachandra Guha, Historian On Thursday, several civil society groups and student bodies across India called for protests to “save” secularism which they say is under threat under Prime Minister Narendra Modi‘s government. “Gandhi stood for a secular India, and was killed …

Allegations Of Police Atrocities Against Anti-CAA Protestors: Allahabad HC Asks UP Govt. To Submit Report
4 years, 11 months ago

Allegations Of Police Atrocities Against Anti-CAA Protestors: Allahabad HC Asks UP Govt. To Submit Report

Live Law  

The Allahabad High Court on Monday asked the state government to submit a report on allegations of police atrocities against anti-CAA protesters by February 17, the next date of hearing.A two-judge Bench comprising Chief Justice Govind Mathur and Justice Siddhartha Verma passed the order hearing a number of public interest litigations.The court asked the state government to mention how. The …

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 …

Yogi Adityanath slams anti-CAA protests for using women and children
4 years, 11 months ago

Yogi Adityanath slams anti-CAA protests for using women and children

Op India  

In a fiery speech at a rally in support of CAA in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath lashed out at opposition saying they are not left with enough courage to destruct public property as they know it can lead to seizure of their property, so they have started to make their women and children join the protests. Yogi …

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