Anti-CAA protests continue across the country

20 Dec 2019

Anti-CAA protests continue across the country

Anti-CAA protests continue across the countryThe momentum of protests against the CAA (Citizenship Amendment Act) and the proposed National Register of Citizens (NRC) continues to grow as more and more people across the country are joining the protests.

Yesterday, there was a suspension of voice and data services across certain parts of Delhi in anticipation of planned protests.
 	Entry and exit to some metro stations in Delhi including Jama Masjid were closed for a period of time, yesterday and today.
 	Section 144 of the constitution was imposed in areas around the Red Fort in Delhi but people still showed up to protest. It was also imposed in areas of other cities, including Bengaluru. Section 144 restricts assembly of more than four people in a public place.
 	Section 144 has also been imposed in several districts of Madhya Pradesh today.
 	CPI (M) leader Sitaram Yechury, as well as historian and author, Ramachandra Guha and other leaders, were detained by the police yesterday.
 	Protests by tens of thousands of people have bee n happening in Delhi, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh, Kerala, and many more states and cities.
 	In Mangaluru, Karnataka, internet services have been suspended after 2 people died in the protests. Internet services have also been suspended in Lucknow, Ghaziabad, Pilibhit, Sambhal, Bareilly and Meerut in Uttar Pradesh.
 	The mobile internet ban in Assam was lifted yesterday and the situation there remains stable.
 	There have also been some demonstrations outside in foreign universities such as Oxford (in the UK) Harvard (in the US) and more.

The Supreme Court directed the government to answer petitions by people against the CAA.

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