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TopicCitizenship (Amendment) Bill 2019

Topic: Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2019

AMU students protest against citizenship law after Jamia clashes, police fire teargas

PTI -
AMU Proctor Prof Afifullah Khan said some security personnel have been injured in the violence. Police have sealed all gates to the campus.

Delhi Police entered university by force, beat up staff and students: Jamia proctor

PTI -
Students claim the police entered the library and harassed them and some say they were detained, but police have yet to confirm it.

BJP ally Asom Gana Parishad to file petition against citizenship act in Supreme Court

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Ex-AGP Minister Prafulla Kumar Mahanta, who had been vocal about his opposition to the amended Act, claimed the party never adopted any resolution supporting the law.

Assam police firing toll rises to 4 as 2 more die of gunshot wounds

PTI -
Twenty seven people have been admitted to the hospital with bullet injuries since the protests turned violent Wednesday.

BJP blames AAP for violent Delhi protests over citizenship act, says party provoking people

PTI -
BJP leader Kapil Mishra likened the violence to the Godhra attacks and accused the AAP government of being responsible for the violent protests.

Delhi sees violent clashes over citizenship law, CM Kejriwal calls for peaceful protests

ThePrint Team -
Delhi Police used tear gas and lathi-charged hundreds of protesters including students from Jamia Millia Islamia and local residents protesting the citizenship act.

‘Face of Assam protest’ Zubeen Garg has message for Modi, Shah — don’t treat us like dustbins

Snehesh Alex Philip -
Assam's most popular singer Zubeen Garg says the issue at hand in the state is not one of Hindu vs Muslim but that of illegal outsiders.

Video showing thousands protesting in Mumbai against CAB is actually from Bangladesh

Aneesha Bedi -
The widely-shared video is of a gathering on the occasion of Eid-e-Milad un Nabi in Chittagong in November.

Shops vandalised, Citizenship Act copies set on fire as West Bengal protests continue

PTI -
Senior TMC leader Partha Chatterjee appealed for peace and assured the protesters that the amended Act would not be implemented in the state.

Have arrested 85 protesters & detained 2,000, more being identified via videos: Assam DGP

Snehesh Alex Philip -
Assam DGP Mahanta says police not against democratic protests but adds people with 'evil intention' have joined the agitation, they will be acted upon.
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