Citizenship law: Scores held in Delhi, Bengaluru

December 19, 2019

LAST MODIFIED: 01:25 PM, December 19, 2019

                 

Delhi Police detained agitators near the historic Red Fort when they tried to take out a protest march. Swarajya Abhiyan birthday party chief Yogendra Yadav become among those detainees, our New Delhi correspondent reports quoting officials. Braving extreme early morning cold with the minimal temperature touching 5.1 degrees, protesters, such as rights activists and students, attempted to launch the march from the Red Fort.

 However, they were dragged into police buses in a bid to clean the fort area. Holding placards and shouting slogans towards CAA and NRC, the protesters allowed themselves to be escorted to the buses. "I know many of our pals are being detained. Despite that many have gathered here. The citizenship of this united states of america can't be divided and this is our protest name today," Yadav stated. Two protests are scheduled in the national capital, one with the aid of students and activists and the other by Left parties later inside the day.

 Reacting to his detention, Ramachandra Guha stated it changed into "simply undemocratic" that police were now not allowing even a peaceful protest that is the democratic proper of the citizens. The Communist Party of India too staged demonstrations in Delhi towards the CAA and NRC. Meanwhile in West Bengal, which witnessed the biggest number of violent protests over the Citizenship Amendment Act until now, become non violent today.

 No clean violence came about in West Bengal even though greater street protests are deliberate in some of cities throughout India inside the face of bar on large gatherings, reports our New Delhi correspondent. Stray incidents of clashes between businesses assisting the amended Citizenship Act and those opposing the law were stated on Wednesday. Five persons had been injured as crude bombs were hurled at a protest march in North Dinajpur district, a police officer said. The nation had witnessed violence and arson for six days on account that December 13 while parliament passed the brand new citizenship law and more than 350 humans had been arrested for their involvement in the violence.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who has been at the leading edge in opposing the new citizenship law and the NRC, is scheduled to conduct a protest rally in Esplanade area inside the heart of Kolkata this afternoon. She has led 3 protest marches in Kolkata and Howrah from December 16 to 18. The Left events are also scheduled to preserve a protest march and so are intellectuals in Kolkata. The CAA gives Indian citizenship to non-Muslims from Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh who moved to India by using 2014. The law has been slammed by means of critics as “discriminatory” which demanding situations the foundations of India's secular charter by making religion the criteria for citizenship.

Day-to-day lifestyles is returned to regular in Assam with the kingdom remaining peaceful after several days of violent protests in opposition to the brand new citizenship law with 3 rail stations, a post workplace, a bank, a bus terminus, shops, dozens of vehicles and lots of other public houses being set ablaze or damaged by means of the protesters. Curfew imposed in Dibrugarh changed into relaxed for 14 hours due to the fact that 6:00am today however cellular internet services remained suspended, our correspondent reviews quoting officials.

 The curfew imposed in Guwahati on December 11 became lifted on Tuesday following improvement in regulation and order, they stated. The All Assam Students' Union (AASU), that is spearheading the agitation in opposition to the amended Citizenship Act, has planned sit-ins on December 21 and 23 and rallies on December 24, 26 and 28. Islamic outfit Popular Front of India's Assam unit chief Aminul Haque and another office bearer have been arrested on Wednesday for their alleged role in the violence throughout protests over the citizenship law, police stated. The Assam Human Rights Commission has directed the chief secretary to constitute a high-degree panel for probing deaths of five protesters in police action for the duration of protests over the amended Citizenship Act here remaining week.

The police in several towns have no longer given permission to organize protests towards the CAA. Simultaneous protests are planned in greater than 10 towns throughout the united states of america today. Permission for any rally become withheld in Delhi, with any amassing of 4 or extra human beings banned close to the Red Fort in relevant Delhi. Authorities in Lucknow banned huge gatherings as did Karnataka in components of the nation, consisting of India’s IT capital Bengaluru. A rally is planned in Delhi today however the police despatched a refusal letter final evening saying the request couldn't be "acceded to from law and order and visitors factor of view".

 The Delhi Traffic Police tweeted they barricaded the street that connects Delhi and satellite city of Gurgaon. The flow to stop protesters from getting into the countrywide capital in big numbers caused a long traffic snarl. People going to the airport are also stuck. The Delhi Metro said entry and go out gates at 8 stations were shut including Red Fort, Jama Masjid, Chandni Chowk, Jamia Millia Islamia and Delhi University. Two demonstrations were planned in Bengaluru but Bengaluru Police Commissioner Bhaskar Rao said this became now not permitted when you consider that there had been times of stone-throwing that injured human beings and broken property within the past. Any amassing of 4 or more humans isn't allowed across BJP-ruled Uttar Pradesh also beneath prohibitory order.