Jamia Firing updates: Accused doesn't regret his acts, says Delhi Police Sources

Man acccused of firingat a group of anti-CAA protesters outside Jamia Milia University will be honoured by Hindu Maha Sabha, according to Time Now.

. Jamia Millia student Shahdab Farooq, who suffered injuries after a man fired a pistol at a group of anti-CAA protesters outside the university, was discharged from AIIMS on Friday morning.

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. Delhi Police Crime Branch to produce the Jamia area firing accused before Juvenile Justice Board later today. (ANI)

. Accused(in Jamia firing) doesn't regret his act, so far he has denied being affiliated to any organization.He got radicalized after watching videos on social media.He wanted to take revenge of the death of Chandan Gupta(killed during Kasganj violence in 2018), said Delhi Police. (ANI)

. Facebook deleted the account of the shooter who fired at anti-CAA protesters in Jamia Nagar on Thursday.

Minutes, before he fired at anti-CAA protesters the armed man, wrote multiple Facebook posts berating the agitators and their 'Aazaadi' slogans, and hinting he was prepared for any eventuality.

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. Minutes before he fired at anti-CAA protesters in Jamia Nagar on Thursday, the armed man wrote multiple Facebook posts berating the agitators and their 'Aazaadi' slogans, and hinting he was prepared for any eventuality.

He wrote: "Aazaadi de raha hun (giving you the freedom)", "Shaheen bhag khel khatm" (Run Shaheen, the game is over), "Mere ghar ka khayal rakhna" (take care of my home) and "meri antim yatra par mujhe bhagve me le jayen aur shree ram ke nare hon" (wrap me in the saffron for my last rites and chant Shri Ram).

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. The AAP in Goa on Thursday said the Jamia Nagar firing incident on the death anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi shows the desperation in the BJP camp to stop Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's "march to victory" in the February 8 election in the national capital. ( PTI )

. The Jamia Millia Islamia will pay for the treatment of the student who was injured in the Jamia Nagar firing incident on Thursday, vice chancellor Najma Akhtar said. Tension spiralled in the area on Thursday after a man fired a pistol at a group of anti-CAA protesters, injuring Shadab Farooq, before walking away while waving the firearm above his head and shouting "Yeh lo aazadi" amid heavy police presence. ( PTI )

. The shooting of a student of the Jamia Milia University in Delhi by a self-claimed Hindutva activist, can only be seen as the immediate result of the provocative rhetoric from the Delhi election pulpit by a range of BJP leaders.

. Alumni Association of Jamia Millia Islamia has written to SHO, New Friends Colony to register FIR against BJP leaders Anurag Thakur, Kapil Mishra and Parvesh Verma along withthe man who brandished a gun and opened fire in Jamia areain connection with firing in Jamia area yesterday. (ANI)

. A man fired a pistol at a group of anti-CAA protesters in the city’s Jamia Millia Islamia University on Thursday, injuring a student, before calmly walking away while waving the firearm above his head and shouting “Yeh lo aazadi” amid heavy police presence in the area, witnesses said.

. Delhi Minorities Commission (DMC) has appealed to Chief Justice of India S A Bobde to take cognizance of the alleged police brutalities during recent protests against the CAA and the NRC in various parts of the country.

. Delhi HC directs police to look into restrictions on Kalindi Kunj-Shaheen Bagh stretch which is closed due to anti-CAA protests.

. Delhi HC asks concerned authority to look into the matter in the larger public interest and deal with the issue of maintaining law & order, on a petition seeking to withdraw closure of Delhi's Kalindi Kunj-Shaheen Bagh stretch which was closed on Dec 15, 2019, for ongoing protests against CAA .

. Kerala government moves Supreme Court against the Citizenship Amendment Act. The government says that the Act is violative of Articles 14, 21 and 25 of the Constitution of India as well as against the basic principle of secularism.

. Kerala government files suit against CAA in the Supreme Court seeking the Apex Court to declare CAA ‘unconstitutional’, reports News 18.

. Good morning readers and welcome to our live coverage of the anti-CAA protests across India. Stay tuned for live updates.

. The state government has started the process to identify refugees for the implementation of the Citizenship Amendment Act, said UP minister Shrikant Sharma here on Monday.

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. "Notification issued on CAA, District Magistrates in the state are asked to collect data on refugees," saidUP minister Shrikant Sharma. (PTI )

. " All CMs who have announced they will not implement NRC in their state must consider suspending NPR enumeration," saidOppn parties at Delhi meet.

. Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar in state assembly: No question of NRC in Bihar, it was in discussions only in context of Assam. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has also clarified on it. (ANI)

. Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) will not attend today's opposition meeting called by Congress to discuss the current political situation in the country.

Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) Chief Mayawati tweets, "BSP will not attend today's opposition parties meeting called by Congress." (ANI)

. Jammu and Kashmir People's Forum on Sunday organised a public rally here in support of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act with speakers accusing the opposition parties of misleading the public in the country for their "political gains".

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. Also Follow Citizenship Act Protest blogfor earlier updates.

. CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury said the voices of those protesting against the contentious citizenship law, NRC and National Population Register (NPR) cannot be muzzled, as he hailed the protests in West Bengal during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit.

. 'Citizenship Act has been passed by the Parliament, so it will be implemented in the whole country. West Bengal is part of India and therefore it also has to implement it. CM Mamata Banerjee should read history and the constitution,' saidUnion Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi

. Congress workers shout "go back" slogans and wave black flags as PM Narendra Modi enters Netaji Indoor Stadium in Kolkata. A scuffle took place between police and Congress workers.

. "Now Pakistan has to answerthe world why minorities were persecuted there for the last 70 years," PM said at West Bengal's Belur Math.

"A person of any religion, even if they believe in God or not, if they believe in the Indian Constitution, can get citizenship, according to procedures," says PM.

. "There are still some youth in the country who are confused about the Citizenship (Amendment) Act . It is our duty to clear their doubts," said PM Modi. "The Citizenship (Amendment) Act is not an act taking away someone's citizenship but to grant citizenship," he said.

Tell me whether we should send back these [religiously persecuted]refugees back to die, asksPM Narendra Modi to the gathering at West Bengal's Belur Math.

"Apart from this ( CAA) even now ant person from any religion, those who don't believe in any religion can apply for Indian citizenship. You (youth) understand it. But some politicians don't want to understand it,"says PM Modi.

"Without this debate over Citizenship (Amendment) Act, the religious persecution of minorities in Pakistan wouldn't have been exposed," he said.

. "You understood this very clearly. But those playing political games purposely refuse to understand. People are being misled over the Citizenship (Amendment) Act," said PM Modi.

. "I repeat again, Citizenship act is not to revoke anyone's citizenship, but it is to give citizenship. After independence, Mahatma Gandhi ji and other big leaders of the time all believed that India should give citizenship to persecuted religious minorities of Pakistan," says PM Modi in West Bengal.

. Akhilesh Yadav says he wouldn't fill NPR form. If you'll not fill it, you will not be allowed to contest polls. This is the rule of law, Modi andYogi. Those who create disorder would be treated:Union Minister Sanjeev Balyan

. I challenge Rahul Gandhi, Mamata Banerjee, Arvind Kejriwal, to find out a provision from the C itizenship Actthat can take citizenship away from minorities of this country: Amit Shah

. Congress ruled state governments to pass a resolution against Citizenship Act and National Register of Citizensin their respective assemblies reported ANI.

. Prominent Muslim organisations on Friday demanded the revocation of the CAA, a judicial inquiry into the violence in Jawaharlal Nehru University and compensation for those killed and injured in "police firing" during protests against the controversial citizenship law.

The organizations, after a meeting, also expressed concern over the proposed National Register of Citizens (NRC) and National Population Registration (NPR), asserting that either NPR should either be withdrawn or its additional clauses removed.

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. Criticising students opposing the controversial Citizenship Amendment Act, Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister CN Ashwath Narayan on Thursday asked who gave the students the “right to directly question BJP workers."

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. Hundreds of people, including senior citizens, youths and women, took part in a march in sururban Bandra against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and the recent violence at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) in Delhi.

During the march, the protesters also raised slogans against the government over the National Register of Citizens (NRC) and the National Population Register (NPR). ( PTI )

. NCP Chief Sharad Pawar, former Union Minister Yashwant Sinha, Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi's Prakash Ambedkar and other leaders are at the Gateway of India during 'Gandhi Shanti Yatra', a protest against Citizenship Amendment Act and National Register of Citizens.

. Good morning readers and welcome to our live coverage of nationwide protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act. Stay tuned for live updates.

. The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to hear on Friday a plea by the Union government to transfer PILs filed in different High Courts against the validity of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act 2019, to the top court.

. Indigenous Peoples Front of Tripura (IPFT), ally of ruling BJP in the state, launches indefinite sit-in against #CAA ; also presses for separate Tipraland. (PTI)

. Undeterred by the large scale proteststhat claimed as many as 20 lives in the state, Uttar Pradesh government has started the process of implementing the controversial Citizenship (Amendment) Act.

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. Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday accused the Congress and the AAP of "burning the national capital in the fire of riots".

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. Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday accused senior Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra of misleading minorities on the amended Citizenship Act, saying they were lying on the issue.

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. A Bahujan Samaj Party delegation on Monday met Uttar Pradesh Governor Anandiben Patel and sought her intervention for the release of "innocent" people jailed in connection with protests against the amended citizenship law.

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. Special Investigation Team of Delhi Police Crime Branch has arrested five people including two Bangladeshi nationals in Seemapuri violence case during anti-CAA protests.

. The BJP is set to raise the pitch in Bihar in support of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, with two of its top leaders flowing down to the state to address public meetings and raise awareness about the contentious legislation, a senior party official said on Monday.

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. A petition has been filed today in Supreme Court seeking a direction to West Bengal Governor, to remove state Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for "demanding UN-monitored referendum on Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA)", according to an ANI Tweets.

. There is world of difference between National Population Register of 2010 and NPR of 2020, says Congress leader P Chidambaram. according to PTI

. Three policemen including Nal Band Station House Officer(SHO) Rajiv Chitranshu sent to district lines for issuing a notice to 93 yr old Fasihat Mir Khan, 90 year old Ansar Hussain and deceased Banne Khan in connection with December 20 anti-CAA violence.

. Home Minister and BJP President Amit Shah on Sunday led the party's massive outreach efforts to “bust myths” about the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), starting his campaign from South Delhi's Lajpat Nagar and Amar Colony areas which is home to refugees of the Partition as well as persecuted Sikhs from Afghanistan.

Union Ministers and BJP leaders fanned across 42 cities to counter the opposition onslaught against the CAA, visiting households, interacting with the residents, handing out pamphlets to clarify doubts about the law speeding up grant of citizenship to persecuted minorities from Afghanistan, Pakistan and Bangladesh.

Shah toured Lajpat Nagar area visiting people living in thatched huts as well as tony flats distributing pamphlets and interacting with them for about 45-minutes on Sunday evening. He was also seen urging a family to give a missed call to a mobile number – 88662 88662 – to register support to the CAA.

. Punjab Congress chief Sunil Jakhar on Sunday claimed that the BJP government was trying to justify its "draconian" Citizenship Amendment Law by politicising the attack on Sri Nankana Sahib.

. Karnataka Rural Development Minister K S Eshwarappa has received threat calls asking him to stop issuing statements on Article 370 and CAA, following which security for him has been tightened. The threat calls were received on Friday, police said.

. Over a dozen policemen in plainclothes enter Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad campus and disrupt students' event called " IIMA stands up for democracy". At least six cops in uniform are standing at the entrance with a van.

. As part of BJP's mass contact campaign to create 'awareness' about the controversial Citizenship (Amendment) Act, Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath and Union minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday met a cross-section of the people in different parts of UP in an effort to what they termed ''dispel doubts'' over CAA.

. Union minister and Senior BJP leader Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday accused the Congress of doing appeasement politics and creating confusion among people over the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA).

"The Opposition is creating confusion and misleading people over the issue of CAA. Congress president Sonia Gandhi released video statement but she did not condemn the violence.

. Activist Irom Sharmila at the protest site at Town Hall

. "Opposition says that minorities are not persecuted in Pakistan. Kejriwal, Rahul-Sonia Gandhi ji open your eyes, Pakistan has done the work of terrorizing Sikh brothers by attacking a holy place like Nankana Sahib," says Home minister Amit Shah.

. Karnataka Chief Minister B s Yediyurappalaunched a campaign to raise awareness about CAA at home in Vasanthnagar.MP P C Mohan was also present on the occasion.

. BJP working president J P Nadda on Sunday said his party is the only one that is free from dynastic politics and based on ideology.

. Union Minister, Rajnath Singh while addressing media said that the government came up with the Act to help persecuted minorities in the neighbouring countries. He further assured that no minority in India will be discriminated against if any new law is brought in.

. Karnataka CM, BS Yediyurappa met and interactedwith people in Bengaluru, as part of BJP's door-to-door campaign on Citizenship Amendment Act . Talking to media hesaid,'Congress is creating confusion among Muslim community. I am telling you that not even a single Muslim will be affected because of CAA'. ( ANI )

. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister, Yogi Adityanath begins mass contact drive. He metHazi Chaudhari Kaif-ul-wara, a local resident in Gorakhpur. CM briefs Kaif-ul-wara about the facts on the Citizenship Actand gifted him with a book containing facts about the Act. ( All India Radio News )

. Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi: A decision has been taken to update the National Population Register (NPR) in 2020. Regarding this process, collection of data will be carried out from 15 to 28 May in Bihar.

. Two protests - one on CAA and the other by BEML workforce - take place side by side at the Town hall. Police have placedbarricades in between to control the crowd.

. Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Saturday made an unscheduled visit to this western Uttar Pradesh town to meet the families of those who bore the brunt of the recent violent protests against the amended Citizenship Act.

. Before midnight on New Year's Eve, a call to action was sent on a private WhatsApp group - within the hour, dozens gathered in the centre of the southern Indian city of Hyderabad, many holding banners to protest a controversial new citizenship law.

. Gandhijihad said that people those who can't live in Pakistan, are always welcome in India. JawaharlalNehru had said that people who have been persecuted deserve relief funds from India, says JP Nadda.

. Children in refugee camps can't get education and skill development skills. They are spreading lies that people will come. No one is coming. They are already here. They are living here, says BJP Working President JP Nadda.

. Vote bank stands above the country for Congress today. For us, the country always stands first. Everything should not be looked upon by the lens of vote-bank: JP Nadda.

. In Bangladesh, the population of Hindus, Sikhs, Christians, Parsis, Jains and Buddhists was 23%. Today, it stands at just 7%. Where did these people go? asks BJP Working President JP Nadda.

. "I challenge Rahul Gandhi to speak 10 lines about the CAA. One who doesn't know anything about the act, can't speak about it," says JP Nadda.

. Millions of people have had to shift overnight to protect themselves and their families from religious persecution. There were about 50,000 Sikh families in Afghanistan. Today, only 2,000 families are left in Afghanistan. Where did the others go? asks BJP President JP Nadda.

. I warn you (Asaduddin Owaisi) that I will hang you upside down to a crane and shave your beard. I will give promotion to your beard by sticking it to the Chief Minister.

. “There has been no meaningful international support for this series of actions, apart from a few committed members of the diaspora and a ragtag bunch of Euro MPs from the extremeright,” said former NSA Shivshankar Menon.

. Minister of StateNityanand Rai: Most of the persecuted refugees are OBCs (other backward class) and Dalits. If anyone opposes Citizenship Amendment Act, declare the person anti-Dalit and anti-poor.

. Want to tell all refugees and persecuted minorites that your 'acchhe-din' are here, you are going to become Indian citizens... These refugees are as Indian as I am, says Amit Shah.

. Congress and others are afraid of losing votes from their vote banks. They want to maintain their votebanks. We must call an end to vote bank politics, says Amit Shah

. Amit Shah asks people take their phones out and a dial phone number to show the government that they support the Citizenship Act and convey their support to Modi.

. More than 70% of people who have come to India are Dalit. If you are protesting against these people, you are against Dalits, persecuted minorities. Where will they go? Why do you hate them getting citizenship?

. Nobody, no government had the courage to do what Modi did in 2019. Modi, Nehru, Sardar Patel, Maulana Azad promised Hindus, Parsis, Sikhs, Buddhists and Christians in these nations that they are welcome in this nation. Fearing loss of vote banks Congress didn't do what Modi did. Modihas the true 56 inch chest.

. The country should not be divided on the basis of religion. The country should not broken into pieces. When pakistan was made, east and west, hindu, Christians, Jain Parsis who were there could not come to India. Pakistan has 20% minorities, now 3%. Bangladesh had 30% minorties, now 7%. I ask Mamata didi, what happened to them? They were either killed or proselytised.

. I am fighting against NRC & CAA. Join hands with me, requesting all people to come forward to save our democracy. Has PM forgotten about India, that he needs to talk about Pakistan at regular intervals? asksMamata Banerjee at a rally in Siliguri.

. It's a shame that even after 70 years of Independence, we have to prove our citizenship: Mamata Banerjee at Siliguri rally. PTI

. Our leaders and activists will get in touch with the people of the country about CAA. About 3 crore families will be contacted in the next 10 days and we will remove the misunderstandings created by the Opposition, says union minister Piyush Goyal.

. In Pakistan, there were 23% minorities. Pakistan is an Islamic country so there can be minorities of Hindus, Jains, Sikhs, Christians and Parsis. The government of Pakistan was responsible for protecting 23% of those minorities, says union minister Piyush Goyal.

. It is interesting to note how any discourse that expresses reservation or dissent against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) has become synonymous with supporting rioting and violence.

. Questions over the propriety of the Kerala Legislative Assembly passing a resolution demanding scrapping of the controversial Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 (CAA), a central legislation, are without basis as the state has not violated any provision of the Constitution in doing so.

. Even as the city took a break from the anti-CAA protests on Thursday, a large number of students gathered in Malleswaram in support of the controversial legislation.

. States passing resolutions against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) are misleading people, as citizenship falls under the Centre's purview, BJP working president J P Nadda said here on Thursday.

. Four Goa Congress leaders resigned from the party on Thursday to protest against its stand on the Citizenship Amendment Act and National Register of Citizens.

. Goa BJP chief Vinay Tendulkar on Thursday compared the parties opposing the Citizenship Amendment Act to "urban Naxals".

. As part of the BJP's programme to mobilise support for the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, party president Amit Shah is likely to launch a toll-free number for people to give missed calls to register their endorsement of the law ahead of its 10-day mass contact drive from January 5.

. An anti-CAA resolution passed by the Kerala Assembly the other day has further intensified the row between Kerala Governor and the ruling and Opposition parties in the state.

. Reacting sharply to the Centre’s decision of rejecting West Bengal’s tableau proposal for the Republic Day parade the Trinamool Congress (TMC) government dubbed the step as an “insult to Bengal” and its people. It further alleged that the Centre was being vindictive towards West Bengal because of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s opposition to the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and NRC.

. Lord Ram, Lord Krishna and various other characters from The Gita,The Ramayana and The Mahabharata have found their way in the Congress counter-campaign as protests over Citizenship Amendment Act assume political undertones with sharply divided opinions on both sides and the BJP scales up the Hindutva- nationalism narrative to corner the Opponents on the issue.

. India's aggressive outreach to foreign governments on the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) that had triggered protests in parts of the country, prompting voices of concerns in the global community, appears to have paid off.

. Popular Front of India (PFI) will hold protest rally in Bengal's Murshidabad district against amended Citizenship Act, invites TMC MP Abu Taher Khan to address it, saysPFI office-bearer according to PTI.

. BJP to launch toll-free number for people to give missed calls to register their support for Citizenship (Amendment) Act, according to PTI

. Calling Faiz Ahmed Faiz 'anti-Hindu' is so absurd & funny that its difficult to seriously talk about it. He lived half his life outside Pakistan, he was called anti-Pakistan there. 'Hum Dekhenge' he wrote against Zia ul Haq's communal, regressive & fundamentalist Govt. ( ANI )

. I have no knowledge about this (PFI claimed he will attend their protest against CAA on 5th January). If they have mentioned my name in their poster, I can not do anything about it. ( ANI )

. This resolution has no legal or constitutional validity because citizenship is exclusively a central subject, this actually means nothing: Kerala Governor Arif Mohammad Khan on state assembly's resolution against Citizenship Amendment Act.

. Indicating that the BJP is going to make Citizenship Amendment Act a key poll plank in Delhi polls, Union Minister Prakash Javadekar on Wednesday put the blame squarely on Congress and AAP for the violence that happened on CAA in Delhi.

. A woman anti-CAA protester here has come under the scanner of the police after her social media profile shed light on her role as a researcher with a Pakistan body, a top official said on Wednesday. A probe would be carried out to ascertain whetherthe woman, Gayatri Khandhadai, has links to Pakistan-based "Bytes for All", Chennai Police Commissioner A K Viswanathan told reporters.

. UPBJP president Swatantra Dev Singh says Samajwadi Party chief should stay in Pakistan for a month to understand the atrocities being faced by Hindus there. ( News18 )

. If Hindus will not come to India, where will they go? Italy thodi lenge unko. It's India's responsibility to provide citizenship & protection to minorities from Pakistan, Bangladesh & Afghanistan: Union Minister G Kishan Reddy

. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s two-day visit to the city has prompted the resurfacing of a once-trending twitter hashtag, which dogged his visit to Chennai in September 2019.

. Coinciding with the nationwide protests against the citizenship laware two cases from the Punjab province of Pakistan, one of the countries mentioned in the CAA, that have dominated the social media space in the last three weeks that have direct relevance to the acrimonious debate.

. Everybody knows which party has "mastery in fuelling riots", Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said on Wednesday hitting back at the BJP's Prakash Javadekar who blamed the AAP for violent protests against the new citizenship law in the national capital in December.

. Two bridegrooms turned their marriage ceremonies into platforms to protest against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act and the NRC at Unity Hall in Kallapu on the city’s outskirts on Wednesday.

. Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Wednesday said state governments have a Constitutional duty to implement laws passed by Parliament and those vowing not to implement the Citizenship Amendment Act should seek appropriate legal opinion.

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. BSP supremo Mayawati on Wednesday accused the BJP of weakening the Constitution through its communal approach but cautioned against any protests that are violent.

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. The Trinamool Congress on Wednesday observed its 22nd Foundation Day as 'Citizens' Day' as a mark of protest against the amended Citizenship Act.

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. Workers across the country will add more strength to the ongoing anti-CAA-NPR-NRC protests when they go on a general strike on January 8 by adding it to their list of "ant-labourer" measures by the government.

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. Union Minister Prakash Javadekar on Wednesday blamed the Congress and the AAP for the violence that ensued in the national capital afterthe contentious Citizenship (Amendment) Act was passed in December.

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. BJP MP G V L Narasimha Rao urges Rajya Sabha Chairman to initiate breach of Parliament privileges & contempt proceedings against Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan after state assembly passes resolution against CAA. ( PTI )

. The constitution has a mandate, Parliament - List 1, State Assemblies - List 2. I would again urge the Chief Minister (Kerala) to kindly have better legal advice: Ravi Shankar Prasad

. Citizenship, naturalization & aliens are entry 17 on the Union list. Therefore, it is only the parliament that has the power to pass any law with regards to citizenship, not any Assembly, including Kerala. ( ANI )

. NPR is the register of usual Indian residents, not citizens, says Ravi Shankar Prasad. This helps in framing policies and scheme for the people.

. Narendra Modi using 'charlatans' to do his bidding: CPI(M) leader Sitaram Yechury on PM using video of Sadhguru backing amended Citizenship Act to mobilise support for the law. ( PTI )

. I was not allowed to complete my speech, I was trying to address the questions raised by Irfan Habib and before I could start I was stopped: Arif Mohammed Khan. ( News18 )

. I urge Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami to move resolution urging centre to withdraw CAA, says DMK leader MK Stalin

. It is 2006. We are huddled around a dingy table in a raucous restaurant in Xuchang, China, sipping jasmine tea. We are a motley group — my friend and I, both of us Indians, and Liu and Lynn, our Chinese students.

. "It was especially Popular Front of India (PFI) behind all the damage done to property, arson & anarchy in the state. Such organisations will not be allowed to flourish, they will be banned,"Deputy Chief Minister of UP, Keshav Prasad Maurya.

. "I want to make it clear that no detention centres will come up in Kerala,"Chief Minister of Kerala Pinarayi Vijayan in state Assembly.

. "Many of our opposition leaders are 'knowledge-proof', the information doesn't get into their brains. The Citizenship Act is so lucid, yet a controversy has been created which led to violence & unrest in-country," BJP National General Secretary Ram Madhav.

. In an exclusive interview to DH, Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar says that Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, having taken an oath to act as per the Constitution, which includes the law of the land, cannot lead the agitation against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, which has been passed by both houses of Parliament.

. Protests against a new citizenship law in India risk making investors wary of doing business in Asia’s third-largest economy.

. The ban on internet services in Assam and other states has become the new norm in the State’s attempt to muzzle dissent.

. Hindu priests on Monday assembled in the heart of the city to register their protest against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act and the National Register of Citizens.

. Dubbing the opposition to Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and National Population Register as ‘political’, BJP national general secretary Ram Madhav has urged BJP leaders and party workers to stay resilient and back the ‘humane’ legislation.

. Amid ongoing protests against the contentious Citizenship Amendment Act, Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal said on Monday that his government "is safeguarding jati, mati, bheti" (community, land, home) of the indigenous people of the state.

. Nearly 60 students and faculty of the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIMB) have started a continuous three-day vigil against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA).

. The magisterial enquiry into the violence that broke out during the protest against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act in the city, began on Monday.

. Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Monday launched a scathing attack on Utter Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath and invoked ‘Bhagwan Geeta’ to decry the latter’s ‘revenge’ remark against the people protesting the controversial Citizenship (Amendment) Act.

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. Seemapuri violence case: A Delhi Court has adjourned the matter of bail plea of one of the accused who claimed himself to be a juvenile, for January 6, 2020, according to ANI.

. Expressing solidarity with 'rangoli protesters' against the Citizenship Amendment Act, the entrance of DMK president M K Stalin's house here sported a traditional rangoli saying no to the contentious law.

Alongside the rangoli known as 'kolam' in Tamil, a word was drawn which said "vendam (don't need/no) CAA-NRC."

. The Congress on Monday made a strong demand for a judicial enquiry into the "unlawful conduct" of the Uttar Pradesh police during protests in the state against the amended Citizenship Act. The 14-page memorandum to Governor Anandiben Patel was signed by Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and party state president Ajay Kumar Lallu.

. Whoever is conducting peaceful protest is termed as anti-national. I will not stop my protest until CAA is withdrawn. Just ensure your names are there in the voters' list. The rest will be taken care of by me, says Mamata Banerjee

. Spearheading a campaign in support of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday posted a video of spiritual guru Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev, in support of the law.

. "#IndiaSupportsCAA because CAA is about giving citizenship to persecuted refugees & not about taking anyone’s citizenship away. Check out this hashtag in Your Voice section of Volunteer module on NaMo App for content, graphics, videos & more. Share & show your support for CAA," tweeted Modi.

. Members of the Indian diaspora held events at different places here to express their support for the amended Citizenship Act, terming it as a historic step taken by the Indian government.

. "My question and concern are that why is that the Congress President is not saying this officially that the NRC will not be allowed in Congress-ruled states? Nobody needs to prove a link between NPR and NRC, documents speak for themselves and they state that NPR is the first step of NRC. This debate is linked to Citizenship Amendment Bill of 2003, during which, it was defined that after NPR, if govt wishes, they can do NRC,"Prashant Kishor, Political strategist & JDU VP.

. The UP traffic police has slapped a fine of Rs 6,300 on the owner of the two-wheeler on which Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra travelled to reach retired IPS officer SR Darapuri's residence in Lucknow as she and the driver rode the vehicle without a helmet, a senior official said Sunday.

. At a time when several universities are witnessing protests against the amended citizenship law, the Delhi University has issued a notice saying it should be informed in advance about any 'gathering' or 'demonstration'.

. In order to avoid anti- CAA protests by AASU here, Assam Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma took a 5-km chopper ride to reach the venue, where a function was held to pay tribute to deceased BJP MLA Rajen Borthakur.

. Activist and former student leader Umar Khalid said here on Sunday that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah were "lying" about the NRC now as they were scared by nation-wide protests.

. Amid growing opposition to the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), supporters of the legislation held a rally in front ofTown Hall here on Sunday to help raise awareness about the law.

. Expressing dismay over continuing protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Sunday said he will not do anything that will harm the interests of the people of the

. Addressing a meeting in memory of the late former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, BJP working president Jagat Prakash Nadda on Sunday made a strong defence of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and linked it with the welfare of Scheduled Castes.

. Three RJD members including party's Bhagalpur district president Tirupati Nath Yadav, have been expelled from the party for vandalising auto-rickshaws in Bhagalpur during 'bandh' called by the party against Citizenship Act and National Register of Citizens.

. Defying the authority which denied them permission to protest, nearly one hundredpeople including several prominent citizens on Sunday came out on the road once again to protest against the controversial Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Ahmedabad.

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. Further intensifying the joint resistance against CAA, a special sitting of the Kerala Assembly will be held on Tuesday to pass a resolution against CAA.

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. The anti-CAA sentiment is poised to be at the centre-stage in the new year's eve night and Bhogali Bihu, Assam's post-harvest festival with many Assamese households planning to take pledges to oppose the amended citizenship law.

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. Students of the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) on Sunday said that they would continue holding peaceful anti-CAA agitation at the campus.

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. Following the violent clashes in UP following the anti-CAA protests, UP chief minister Yogi Adityanath had said that the government would ''auction'' the properties of the trouble mongers to compensate for the losses to the government.

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. The complaint against six policemen in connection with the death of a youth here in recent violence over the amended citizenship law will be probed along with the cases registered against vandals, police said on Sunday.

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. The CCTV footage of the alleged barging-in of police personnel inside the Jamia Millia Islamia campus on December 15 has emerged as a fresh sore point between the university administration and the police.

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. Hundreds of people took out a march in Maharashtra's Pune city on Sunday to protest against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act and National Register of Citizens.

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. India's tourism industry has been hit by a wave of violent anti-government protests against a new citizenship law that have rocked several cities this month, with at least seven countries issuing travel warnings.

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. BSP MLA Ramabai Parihar from Patharia, Madhya Pradesh has been suspended from the party for supporting Citizenship (Amendment) Act. Also, she has been banned from participating in any party program,tweets Mayawati.

The BSP first protested against it by calling it divisive and unconstitutional, voted against it in the Parliamentand gave a memorandum to the President about its withdrawal. Nonetheless, MLA Parihar supported CAA. In the past, she had been warned to walk the party line several times, she added, saying that the BSP is a disciplined party and if it is broken, immediate action is taken against MP / MLA of the party.

. Union minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Saturday lashed out at those opposing the National Register of Citizens, asking whether they wanted the country to become a "Dharam Shala" (an open house).

Addressing a function of Akhil Bhartiya Vidyarthi Parishad, an RSS-affiliated student union, here, he said people like Bhagat Singh and Subhas Chandra Bose sacrificed their lives for the freedom of the country.

"Are we going to make our country a Dharam Shala now where anyone can roam freely?" he asked.

"Therefore, we need to accept this challenge and we should make sure that only those who are ready to say Bharat Mata Ki Jai can live here," the BJP leader said.

. Union Minister Ramdas Athawale's RPI(A) will hold a rally in support of Citizenship Amendment Act in suburban Bandra in Mumbai on Sunday, said a party functionary.

The rally will be held in Babasaheb Ambedkar Garden in Bandra East and will be led by party chief Athawale, he said.

. Commenting on the controversy over the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, Jnanpith Award winner Marathi writer Bhalchandra Nemade said on Saturday that it looked like India was "becoming like Pakistan".

He was speaking to reporters here after receiving 'Akashdeep Sanman' award for literature instituted by media house Amar Ujala.

Asked about the raging protests over the controversial Act which grants citizenship to non-Muslim refugees, the acclaimed novelist said, "We are moving towards anarchy.

"It looks like we are becoming like Pakistan," he said.

. There is a realization in the Opposition that despite the government saying that there had been no discussion on the NRC so far, the BJP is sandwiched between the pressure from its core constituency to push the Hindutva issues and the challenge from the widening ambit of the protest against the CAA, which has not been a ‘Muslims alone’ phenomenon as the government may have expected it to be.

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. At one point, when the Modi government walked on water, it seemed that there would be no downs at all. But the events of the last month, when politicians of the ruling party delivered PR blunder after blunder on the CAA/NRC, show that the government’s spin merchants are only human, after all.

. Protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) in the city have usually manifested themselves along three lines: marches, sit-down protests or candlelight vigils. On Sunday, however, protesters took to music to rally supporters to the cause.

. Activists joining the protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and the National Register of Citizens (NRC) have decided to sustain the momentum until their unity forces the Centre to reverse its stance.

. Congress on Saturday demanded dismissal of the Uttar Pradesh government, accusingthe state police of putting Priyanka Gandhi Vadra's life into danger.

. Congress general secretaryPriyanka Gandhi Vadra on Saturday claimed that Uttar Pradesh police manhandled her to prevent her from visiting the residence of a retired IPS officer, who was arrested a few days agofor taking part in a protest against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) in Lucknow.

. Congress on Saturday marked its 135th foundation day, with flag marches across the country against the Modi governments move to update the National Population Register (NPR), alleging that it was a surreptitious move to prepare a National Register of Citizens (NRC).

. Hundreds of members of Muslim outfit 'Tamil Nadu Thowheed Jamath' staged a protest here on Saturday with their families in protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act, as demonstrations continued across Tamil Nadu.

. A row erupted after a video showed a top police officer in Meerut saying that protestors who had hit streets against the new citizenship law can "go to Pakistan", drawing sharp criticism from various quarters with Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Saturday accusing the BJP of infusing "communal poison" in institutions.

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. The Trinamool Congress on Saturday staged sit-ins against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 and the National Register of Citizens (NRC) in West Bengal.

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. Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Saturday came down heavily on Army Chief General Bipin Rawat, who had recently criticised people leading violent protests over the Citizenship Amendment Act, asking him to "mind his business."

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. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday said Assam might return to the path of violence due to policies of the BJP governments at the Centre and the state.

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. The district authorities here have set up a panel under the additional district magistrate to identify persons who were responsible for damaging public property during protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act on December 20 in Muzaffarnagar.

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. Mr. Amit Shah must go back and listen to the debates in Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha, he did not answer a single question and now he is challenging Mr.Rahul Gandhi for a debate on it. Everything is wrong about this law, says P Chidambaram.

. A Delhi court adjourned the bail plea of 10 accused in Seemapuri violence case. The matter will be heard on December 31. Court seeks medical report of injured policemen from Investigation officer. ( ANI )

. Some boys after seeing us raised Pakistan zindabad slogans and started running. I told them if you raise Pakistan zindabad slogans and hate India so much that you pelt stones then go to Pakistan. We are trying to identify them, saidAkhilesh Narayan Singh, Meerut SP.

. Prashant Kumar,ADG Meerut on viral video of Meerut SP: Stones were being pelted, anti-India & pro-neighbouring country slogans were being raised there.Situation was very very tense. PFI pamphlets were being distributed. This was despite all appeals, including by religious leaders. ( ANI )

. The National Population Register (NPR) and National Register of Citizens (NRC) are two sides of a coin, AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi has said. His claim comes a day after Union Minister G Kishan Reddy had clarified that there was no link between the two.

. Home Minister Amit Shah said there is no difference between NPR and NRC, but I am telling you that they are two sides of a coin; rules of NPR, NRC are same: AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi at Nizamabad ( ANI )

. Trinamool Congress delegation led by senior leader Dinesh Trivedi hands over Rs 5 lakh compensation to kin of one of the two people who died during protests against Citizenship Amendment Act on December 19. ( ANI )

. National Population Register (NPR) and National Register of Citizens (NRC) will be more disastrous than demonetisation, says Congress leader Rahul Gandhi

. Case registered against 10,000 unidentified students of Aligarh Muslim University in connection with violence which broke out during protests against Citizenship Amendment Act on December 15. ( ANI )

. I have tweeted a video where Narendra Modi is saying that there are no detention centres in India, and in the same video there are visuals of a detention centre, so you decide who is lying. ( ANI )

. Trinamool Congress delegation reaches Mangaluru. They will hand over Rs 5 lakh compensation each to the kin of the two people who died during protests against Citizenship Amendment Act on December 19. ( ANI )

. Members of the Hindu community who faced religious persecution andfled Pakistan to seek refuge in India held a peaceful rally in support of CAA in New Delhi. ( ANI )

. Notwithstanding Home Minister Amit Shah’s recent claim to the contrary, a report by United States Congressional Research Service (US CRS) concluded that India’s Citizenship (Amendment) Act or the CAA and the process of preparing the National Register of Citizens were “closely linked”.

. The argument that Muslims are not persecuted in these countries for their identity is demonstrably false, but it is consistent with the Hindu nationalist logic of Partition: that Partition created a Muslim state of Pakistan and a Hindu state of India.

. Mangaluru police have so far arrested 12 people in connection with the violence that occurred during the protest against Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) on December 19.

. BJP national general secretary Anil Jain has advised people against preempting the moves of the government in connection with National Population Register (NPR).

. Mahatma Gandhi was in favour of giving shelter to refugees coming from Pakistan, Union minister Piyush Goyal said on Friday, justifying the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA).

. Lok Sabha member from Bidar Bhagwant Khuba has described Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi as “leader of urban naxals.”

. Bravingcold weather, hundreds of people gathered outside the iconic Jama Masjid in Old Delhi after the Friday prayers and protested peacefully against the amended citizenship law, a week after violent protests rocked the neighbourhood on the issue.

. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Friday said that as long as she is alive the Citizenship (Amendment) Act will not be implemented in Bengal.

. Union Home Minister Amit Shah here on Friday hit out at the opposition Congress, accusing the party of misleading people over the amended Citizenship Act.

. The Left-Front government in Kerala has decided to keep in abeyance the Centre's long pending directive to set up a detention centre to keep persons accused of illegal immigration and visa norms violation.

. Describing the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and National Register of Citizens (NRC) as "divisive and fascist schemes" by the BJP-led government, a grouping of Indian and Indian-origin professionals working with tech giants like Google, Amazon and Facebook have urged business leaders like Sundar Pichai, Satya Nadella and Mukesh Ambani to "take a stance and publicly denounce" such measures.

. Mumbai on Friday saw rallies for and against the Citizenship Amendment Act and the National Register of Citizens (NRC).

. CPI (M) leader Brinda Karat said on Friday that the Centre was using the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, National Register of Citizens and National Population Register (NPR) as a " trishul " (trident) to attack people.

. Facing criticism for discrimination against Muslims in granting citizenship, Union Housing Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Friday said that Narendra Modi-led government has granted citizenship to nearly 600 Muslims, who faced religious discrimination in their countries, in the past five years.

. About two dozen Indian students from various research institutes in Israel staged a silent protest in front of the Indian embassy here on Friday against the amended citizenship law and the proposed National Register of Citizens, terming them acts of "state-sponsored instrument of class and religious persecution".

. Student activists from Delhi and Uttar Pradesh will be part of the 'Inquilab Morcha' to be held at the Azad Maidan in south Mumbai on Friday against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and the National Register of Citizens (NRC).

. Delhi: Police detains protesters from outside Uttar Pradesh Bhawan. #CitizenshipAmendmentAct pic.twitter.com/FNOy45ojvy

— ANI (@ANI) December 27, 2019

. Congress and the company are spreading rumors that this act will take away thecitizenship of minorities, Muslims. I challenge Rahul baba to show even one clause in the act that has provision to take away the citizenship of anyone:Home Minister Amit Shah

. Delhi: A meeting was held today at the residence of Union Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi in view of the protests against the Citizenship Act across the country. BJP leader Shahnawaz Hussain, National Commission for Minorities (NCM) chairman Ghayorul Hasan Rizvi & others present.

. A Dharmapuri, BJP MP from Nizamabad: Asaduddin Owaisi has said CAA is communal & unconstitutional. Then, he cannot address a public gathering as there is a code of conduct implemented in Nizamabad ahead of Telangana municipal polls. I've written to Dist Collector, EC & Police. (ANI)

. Security was mounted and patrolling intensified in sensitive areas across Uttar Pradesh to ensure peace during Friday prayers in view of widespread violence by those protesting against the amended Citizenship Act which has so far claimed 19 lives.

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. Describing the amended Citizenship Act as humanitarian, a group of individuals and organizations, representing religious and ethnic minorities of Bangladesh, have said that through the law, India has partially fulfilled its duty towards millions of non-Muslims from Bangladesh, Pakistan and Afghanistan who had to flee to the country in recent years but could not claim their rights.

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. Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram slammed the BJP on Thursday, saying with a focus on the National Population Register, Citizenship Amendment Act and a countrywide NRC, it wants to "somehow implement its Hindu Rashtra" project.

. Vishwa Hindu Parishad will seek to counter "wrong and false campaign" and "misinformation” regarding Citizenship Amendment Act in the nerve centre of anti CAA violence in Karnataka—Mangalore where its three-day meeting kicks off on Friday.

. Members of the Christian community took out a silent rally in the city on Boxing Day on Thursday to register their protests against the new citizenship law.

. The Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC) will take out 'Save Bharat-Save Constitution' flag march here on December 28, on the occasion of the party's foundation day, to protest against the "undemocratic and unconstitutional" policies of the BJP government.

. A preliminaryinvestigation into the anti-CAA violence has suggested the role of outsiders, including those from Bangladesh and Kashmir, police said here on Thursday.

. A time has come in our national life when it has become essential to stand up and fight for the most important basis of our existence, the right to live with dignity. The fundamental tenets of our Constitution are under threat, our very life breath is becoming impure. It is time for a second coming.

. An alert was sounded in Uttar Pradesh a day before special prayers on Friday in anticipation of large gatherings of Muslims at mosques even as internet services were suspended once again in around half a dozen communally sensitive districts.

. West Bengal BJP president Dilip Ghosh on Thursday challenged Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to stop the Centre from implementing the Citizenship Amendment Act in the state and said that NRC is required as infiltrators have become the vote banks of the ruling TMC.

. Authorities are preparing to hold a two-phase census for the National Population Register (NPR) in Bengaluru, amidst continuing protests over the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and the National Citizenship registry (NCR).

. CPI (M) leader Prakash Karat on Thursday said if ten more chief ministers stick to their promises and put work on National Population Register on hold like those of Kerala and West Bengal did, the Centre's plan to have an NPR would be "buried".

. Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said," C itizenship Act was a dream of Mahatma Gandhi, asserts it would be passed in state Assembly"

. Three men from Uttar Pradesh admitted to hospitals in Delhi with suspected gunshot injuries when protests over the new citizenship law had hit the state died during treatment, doctors said on Thursday.

Mohammed Shafeeq, aged about 40, and Mukeem, 20, were shifted to Safdarjung Hospital from a hospital in Firozabad on December 24 and 22, respectively, while Mohammed Haroon, 30, was admitted to AIIMS Trauma Centre on Wednesday.

"Haroon had suffered bullet injury on the neck and was shifted from a hospital in Firozabad. He died during the course of treatment early Thursday," a doctor at AIIMS Trauma Centre told PTI.

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. The BJP on Thursday hit back at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for his liar jibe at the prime minister, dubbing him as "joothon ka sardar" (master of lies) and saying detention camps in Assam were set up when the Congress was in power both at the Centre and the state.

In a tweet earlier in the day, the Congress leader had alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi was lying to the country on the issue of detention camps in Assam.

. Uttar Pradesh Police: 124 people arrested for posting inciting content on social media. 93 FIRs registered. Action taken on 19409 social media posts. 9372 Twitter, 9856 Facebook, and 181 YouTube profiles blocked. ANI

. Over 200 people were detained on Thursday after they staged a demonstration outside Uttar Pradesh Bhawan in Delhi against the alleged police atrocities in the state during protests against the amended Citizenship Act, officials said.

. BJP general secretary Ram Madhav on Thursday said neither the CAA nor the NPR has any link with the NRC and alleged that the Opposition is carrying out a false propaganda to malign the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government.

. Dehradun SSP, Uttarakhand: Police has directed all its area officers and police station incharges to warn about strict action against those who attempt to disturb peace during demonstrations in favour or against Citizenship Amendment Act. ANI

. Alleging that the BJP government was afraid of Hindu-Muslim unity, Samajwadi Party supremo Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday sought to know when a probe into "police brutality" during a widespread protest in the state against Citizenship Amendment Act will be ordered.

. The Delhi Police opposed in a court the bail pleas on Thursday of nine accused arrested in connection with a violent protest against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act in Delhi's Daryaganj area.

. Delhi Police: A total of 213 people have been detained today from outside UP Bhawan for protesting without permission. They were detained in Mandir Marg and Connaught Place police stations. ANI

. A senior faculty member of the Presidency University has led a protest rally against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 and the NRC in the city, a video of which has gone viral on social media.

. There is a "reign of terror" in Uttar Pradesh where the Yogi Adityanath-led BJP government is trying to crush the protests against Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) by "brazenly" targeting minorities, agitators and activists to suppress all kinds of dissent, a fact-finding team said on Thursday.

. Accusing the RSS-BJP of attempting to divide the Indian society through CAA and proposed NRC, veteran politician and activist Prakash Ambedkar on Thursday demanded the resignation of Union Home Minister Amit Shah.

. Communist Party of India (Marxist): Left Parties call for a week-long protests from 1st Jan to 7th Jan against Citizenship Amendment Act, NRC, NPR, mounting miseries of people due to economic slowdown & in solidarity with all India General Strike on 8th Jan

. Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday accused the opposition of creating confusion over the Citizenship Amendment Act and spoiling the atmosphere in the national capital by misleading the people.

. It is time for Delhi to punish the tukde-tukde gang that has brought unrest in Delhi under Congress rule, says Amit Shah.

. There was debate in the parliament on the citizenship amendment bill, nobody was ready to talk, there was vague talk happening. As they got out, they startedspreading rumours and lies, made Delhi turbulent.

. BJP does not keep promises: Mamata Banerjee on Karnataka CM's remark about putting on hold compensation to families of police firing victims.

. Government says whole protest and movement against Citizenship Amendment Actbeing carried out as propaganda campaign by some anti-social elements, political parties to fulfil vested interests. ( AIRNews )

. National Investigation Agency(NIA) conducts raid at activist Akhil Gogoi's residence in Guwahati. He was arrested by Assam Police on December 12 as a preventive measure amid protests against Citizenship Amendment Act. ( ANI )

. Army Chief Gen Bipin Rawat: Leaders are not those who lead people in inappropriate direction. As we are witnessing in large number of universities & colleges,students the way they are leading masses & crowds to carry out arson & violence in cities & towns. This is not leadership. ( ANI )

. BJP working President JP Nadda has called a meeting of members of the committee formed for 'Jan Jagran Abhiyan' over Citizenship Amendment Act, today.

. Over a couple of thousand people have already gathered at the Town Hall, while people are still arriving from all parts of the city. Agitators holding national flags and black bands on their arms were encouraged to shout slogans like 'Inquilab Zindabad', 'CAA Murdabad' and 'NRC Murdabad'.

There were appeals to cooperate with the police and to be courteous to the people amd not to cover the faces. Ulemas said, until the CAA is withdrawn, the protests would continue. Most of the speech was in Urdu.

. Women only protest against the citizenship act in Town Hall is expected to take placeat 12 noon.

. Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi founder Prakash Ambedkar the grandson of Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar to lead CAA-NRC protests.

. Over 60 people have been "identified for violence" during anti-CAA protests in Uttar Pradesh's Rampur and Gorakhpur; issued notices, asking them to explain their position or pay for damage caused to public and private property: Officials.

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. A group of Delhi University students and teachers on Tuesday held a march in support of the amended Citizenship Act (CAA).

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. Karnataka Home Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Tuesday said the violence during protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act in the communally-sensitive Mangaluru was “pre-planned” and that people from neighbouring Kerala were also involved.

Bommai’s comments came hours after the Mangaluru police, which is facing inquiry after it opened fire killing two people last week, released videos of rioting in the port city.

“There are visuals on how stones were pelted in a big way, how people covered their faces and sabotaged CCTV cameras, how there was an organized looting, how bricks meant for construction were used, how petrol bombs were also used...everyone has seen the videos,” Bommai said. “Can anyone call them innocents? It was an organized plan to create violence.”

. A lawyer has moved the Supreme Court seeking stern action against those misguiding people, disturbing peace and spreading violence in their protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019.

Petitioner Puneet Kaur Dhanda also sought an order to the Election Commission to act against the political parties for the misinformation and rumours on the issue. Besides praying for a declaration that the Act was constitutional, she also sought a direction to the Centre to publicise extensively that it was not against any citizen of the country.

. "@INCKarnataka what is a peaceful protest with arms in hand?Have you not seen what happened in Mangalore in peace after the statement of your MLA?" tweeted Karnataka BJP.

. "From the very beginning, I believed in divinity. This is my personal visit. All rights reserved. May such an event in the pulse of God not diminish the dignity of Kerala," tweeted Karnataka CM BS Yediyurappa on the Kerala attack.

. Youth Congress activists waved black flags at Karanataka Chief Minister B SYediyurappaon Tuesday morning as he arrived at the airport here to board a flight to Kannur.

Three activists, who were standing near the parking area, waved black flags at Yeddiyurappa and shouted "go back" as his motorcade reached the airport. The three were immediatedly arrested and removed, a police official said.

. Anti-CAA and anti-NRC protest in Hubballi concludes peacefully. Protest meet at Nehru Stadium ended, with protesters singing the national anthem. A memorandum to the President of India, seeking withdrawal of CAA and not to implement NRC, was submitted through Assistant Commissioner Mohammad Jubair.

. MLC Basavaraj Horatti and Kundgol MLA Kusumavati Shivalli attend protest meet in Hubballi.

. More than 50,000Muslims participate in the Anti CAA protest in Hubballi today.

With traffic being closed on the Lamington Road, which leads to the railway station, the public was forced to walk more than half a km to reach the station or Old bus stand.

. Rally organised in support of CAA and NRC by various Hindu organisations culminates at Sardars ground in Belagavi. Manjunath Swami of Inchagiri spoke about the threat being faced by Hindus for not being united. He asked them remain united and shed the divide of caste and language to protect their religion.

. Procession supporting CAA arrives at Sardarground in Belagavi for rally. Saffron flags by various organisations being displayed in support.Protest meet begins with Islamic, Buddhist and Hindu (Veerashaiva Lingayat) prayers.

. Taking out a rally from Dr B R Ambedkar Circle, thousands of people gather at Nehru Stadium in Hubballi, for anti-CAA and anti-NRC protest meet. (DH) (Photo credit: DH)

. More than 20,000 protesters are marching from the BR Ambedkar circle in Hubballi to the Nehru stadium. The procession started at around 12:15,after the protesters garlanded Ambedkar's statue. Theyraised slogans of Azadiagainst Modi and Shah, and also against Reliance, Ambani who they think are favouredthe government. (DH) (Photo credit: DH)

. Leaders of Anjuman-E-Islam, Congress and Dalit organisations, including MLA Prasad Abbayya and former minister A M Hindasgeri, garland Dr B R Ambedkar statue, to mark the beginning of anti-CAA and anti-NRC rally in Hubballi. (DH photo)

. Uttar Pradesh's Bijnor police have admitted that it opened fire on the protesters during the anti-CAA protests in the state that turned violent at times, according to an NDTV report.

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. The Mangaluru City police on Monday shared the video footage of theprotest against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act that turned violent in Mangaluru on December 19, on its Facebook page.

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. Izaz Ahmed, abusinessman offers roses to policeman deputed on duty at Ambedkar circle in Hubballi during anti CAA protest. (DH Photo)

. Rally in support of CAA and NRC beginning at Sambhaji Circle in Belagavi on Tuesday. (DH Photo)

. Major Archbishop of Syro Malabar Church, Cardinal Mar George Alencherry in Kochi: Urge the Centre to review the Citizenship Amendment Act, we need a more democratic debate on this act. (ANI)

. As the protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act and a proposed countrywide National Register of Citizens entered its eighth day on Monday at Jamia Millia Islamia, agitating students said they were not convinced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's assurances on NRC and CAA.

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. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of trying to spread hatred and break the country, but warned that the people will not let him attack the Constitution and suppress the voice of "Bharat Mata".

. Rahul Gandhi at Raj Ghat where the party is staging protest against Citizenship Amendment Act: Narendra Modi ji, when you get students shot by bullets & when you get them lathi-charged, or when you threaten the journalists, then you try to suppress the voice of the country. ANI

. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi at Raj Ghat where the party is staging protest against Citizenship Amendment Act: When it comes to clothes, the entire nation knows you because of your clothes. It was you who had worn a suit worth Rs. 2 crore, it was not the people of the country. ANI

. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday wrote to all non-BJP Chief Ministers and opposition party leaders urging them to unite against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and the NRC. Banerjee also urged them to unite against the BJP government on one platform.

. Assam police registered 28 cases related to 206 "disturbing" social media posts during the widespread protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act since it was passed by the Narendra Modi government on December 11.

. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday said the Jharkhand Assembly poll results appeared to be a verdict against the NRC and CAA and reflects the public reaction to the "arrogance" of the BJP visible across the country.

. Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra said on Monday that in the name of all those who had been "martyred" in the protests against the amended citizenship law, her party resolves to protect the Constitution.

. More than 100 people have been arrested and over 12,000 booked in three districts of Marathwada in connection with violence during protests against the amended Citizenship Act in the central Maharashtra region last week, officials said on Monday.

. BJP working president J P Nadda on Monday accused the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) of "misleading" masses on the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, claiming that Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has always prioritized politics over national interests.

. Banerjee said that elections were held amid protests over amended citizenship law and proposed countrywide NRC, and extended good wishes to the "brothers and sisters" of the neighbouring state for voting in favour of the JMM- Congress-RJD alliance.

. Roman Babushkin, Russian Deputy Chief of Mission on Citizenship Amendment Act: This is a domestic policy of India. Russia doesn't have to comment on it. If there are issues, then it should be resolved through dialogue. ANI

. Top Congress leaders led by Sonia Gandhi on Monday sat on a 'Satyagraha' at Mahatma Gandhi's memorial Rajghat here, demanding that the rights of people as enshrined in the Constitution be protected.

. Former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said that CID inquiry into police firing in Mangaluru can not be accepted and demanded a judicial inquiry by sitting High Court Judge.

. Congress 'satyagraha' at Raj Ghar against Citizenship Amendment Act starts with the signing of Vande Mataram and observance of silence for a minute

Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi, Manmohan Singh, Priyanka Gandhi present

. BJP Working President JP Nadda at a rally in Kolkata: Huge crowd here shows ppl are in support of Citizenship Act. West Bengal CM is just doing vote-bank politics by opposing the Act. She should see the huge support for the Act & understand that ppl have rejected vote-bank politics ANI

. A Delhi court on Monday dismissed the bail pleas of 15 people arrested in connection with the violence over the new citizenship law in Old Delhi's Daryaganj.

. For the Stafford family of Guwahati, the Christmas this year would not be an occasion for merriment but a time for grief, as it lost one of its young members during the ongoing protests in the city against the amended citizenship law.

. The protests against the amended Citizenship Act at the Jamia Millia Islamia entered its eighth day on Monday, with hundreds continuing to throng the streets outside the university.

Students from several schools in Noornagar, Batla House and Okhla also attended the protests on Monday. PTI

. BJP national working president J P Nadda on Monday kicked off a massive rally in the city in support of the Citizenship Amendment Act.

. Hailing Prime Minister Narendra Modi led-NDA government for enacting the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, BJP national vice president Shivraj Singh Chouhan said that Modi was like "God" for the migrants who faced religious persecution in Pakistan.

. DMKand its alliance partners, including Congress, VCK and MDMK, took out a 2.5-km protest march here seeking to withdraw the controversial Citizenship (Amendment) Act despite Chennai Police refusing to grant permission for the agitation.

. A march in the favour of Citizenship Amendment Act was taken out in Patna today, under the aegis of 'Bharat Bachao Morcha'. Members of BJP-RSS and others participated in the march.

. Video by Janardhan B K

. Some students were detained outside the Uttar Pradesh Bhawan in New Delhion Friday when they were protesting against the police's action during anti-Citizenship (Amendment) Act demonstrations in the state. They were demanding the resignation of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath over the issue.

Police are yet to share details. ( PTI )

. Video by Dinesh SK

. Kerala Minister EP Jayarajan, on Citizenship Amendment Act: A joint strike is inevitable. We need to unite against the great calamity that the country faces. The country is facing protests over the passage of Parliament's muscle power.

Kerala Minister EP Jayarajan, on #CitizenshipAmendmentAct : A joint strike is inevitable. We need to unite against the great calamity that the country faces. The country is facing protests over the passage of Parliament's muscle power. pic.twitter.com/ATFSpirerp

— ANI (@ANI) December 23, 2019

. DMK and its allies on Monday took out a protest rally in Chennaiagainst the amendment to the Citizehsip Act and seeking its withdrawal.

. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday urged students and youths to join him at Rajghat to protest against the "hate and violence unleashed by Modi-Shah" and show that they will not allow India to be "destroyed by hatred".

. People turn out in huge numbers for a protest rally organised by DMK and its allies in Chennai against the new citizenship law. ( News18 )

. DMK and its alliance parties hold a 'mega rally' against Citizenship Amendment Act, in Chennai. Congress leader P Chidambaram and MDMK's Vaiko are also participating in the rally.

Tamil Nadu: DMK and its alliance parties hold a 'mega rally' against #CitizenshipAmendmentAct , in Chennai. Congress leader P Chidambaram and MDMK's Vaiko are also participating. pic.twitter.com/ve96fUQ7k7

— ANI (@ANI) December 23, 2019

. A large number of Indian-Americans gathered around the statue of Mahatma Gandhi installed in front of the Indian Embassy here and held a peaceful demonstration against the amended Citizenship Act and the proposed National Register of Citizens (NRC).

. Security tightened in Chennai as DMK and its alliesare set to hold a 'mega rally' against Citizenship Amendment Act, today in the city.

Tamil Nadu: Security tightened in Chennai as DMK and its alliance parties are set to hold a 'mega rally' against #CitizenshipAmendmentAct , today in the city. pic.twitter.com/VzdcqxHq5F

— ANI (@ANI) December 23, 2019

. Madras High Court directs the Tamil Nadu police to use drones to monitor today’s proposed agitations by the DMK-led opposition against the Citizenship Amendment Act. ( AIR )

. Tamil Nadu’s principal opposition, DMK, on Sunday night announced that it would go ahead with the mega rally against the controversial Citizenship (Amendment) Act planned for Monday despite the Chennai Police refusing permission citing security reasons.

. Top opposition leaders In Bihar, including RJD's Tejashwi Yadav, have been booked in connection with the bandh organised here on the previous day in protest against the amended Citizenship Act and a proposed countrywide National Register for Citizens (NRC), police said on Sunday.

. Activist Harsh Mander denounced as a “lie”BJPclaimsthat the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) will not be linked with the National Register of Citizens (NRC).

. A member of the RSS and the BJP wasstabbedafter he exited a rally being held at Town Hall in support of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) on Sunday.

. TheCitizenshipAmendment Act (CAA) may be the source of sleepless nights for a great many people in Indian society, but it is also wreaking havoc on relationships on social media.

. Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Sunday took a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi's comment defending CAA that caste and religion were not criteria for the Centre's schemes, saying emotional outbursts were not enough and that the latter needs to prove his words with deeds.

. Mohammad Minhajuddin had come to Delhi last year with a dream of starting his law practice in the national capital, but on December 15 he lost vision in one eye allegedly in police action in the Jamia Millia Islamia library.

. The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on Sunday said it was "closely" following the recent developments "affecting" Muslims in India as it voiced concern over the Citizenship Amendment Act and the verdict in the Ayodhya case.

. The ruling party tried to stop DMK led rally against Citizenship Act , scheduled for tomorrow. However, the court has given us permission, it is a huge victory for us. We will take out our rally abiding by the law:DMK President MK Stalin in Chennai

. Former Union minister and Congress leader Ajay Maken says he and his family members will not show any document for NRC, alleges it is "discriminatory" process

. Madras High Court to hold a special sitting today to hear a plea seeking to restrain DMK & its allies from holding a rally in Chennai tomorrow against Citizenship Act.

. 'Tukde tukde' gang, 'urban naxals' behind CAA, NRC protest: Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad in Patna

. Don't feel safe in campus anymore, says Jamia Millia Islamia student Mohammad Minhajuddin who lost partial vision allegedly during police action on December 15.

. 48 arrested, 262 booked over violence in Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar district during anti-CAA protests: Officials

. As a preventive measure, the suspension of mobile internet services is still underway as notified by the Rajasthan Police in their order last evening. As per the order , mobile internet services to get restored tonight at 8 PM .

. Congress cannot accept the phenomenal rise of BJP, PM Narendra Modi's stature and hence, it is inciting violence by misleading Muslim community on Citizenship Act:Union Minister Pralhad Joshi

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. Union Minister for Parliamentary Affairs and Coal, Pralhad Joshi dismissed the controversy over the Citizenship (Amendment) Act as a non-issue and accused the Congress of inciting violence by provoking the Muslim community.

. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday targeted his political rivals from West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to former CPI(M) General Secretary Prakash Karat for their opposition to the contentious Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA), as he accused the Opposition of doing "vote-bank politics".

. Students, doctors and artists were among the scores of people who gathered at Central Park in Delhi's Connaught Place to protest against the amended citizenship law and the proposed all-India NRC.

. Terming the amended citizenship law "discriminatory" and against the spirit of the Constitution, Congress leader Rajeev Shukla accused the BJP on Sunday of creating divisions in the society for political gains.

. Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot on Sunday led a massive peaceful march called the 'Samvidhan Bacho rally' against the amended citizenship law and demanded that the centre repeal the act, saying it is against the constitution and an attempt to divide people in the name of religion.

. "Plural India, Strong India" made up a large and diverse group of people, ranging from students to artists to working professionals proving less than effective owing to differences between the various groups. In some cases, arguments have broken out between the gathered protesters.

The crowd strength rivals the RSS organized rally in the morning, with about 700 people gathered in front of Town Hall.

. West Bengal minister and state president of Jamiat-Ulema-e-Hind Siddiqullah Chowdhury on Sunday threatened to disallow Union Home Minister Amit Shah to step out of the airport whenever he visits the city, if the Citizenship Amendment Act is not immediately withdrawn.

. The Congress is leaving no stone unturned to get the country "burnt and destroyed" but Prime Minister Narendra Modi will never allow its intention to succeed, the BJP asserted on Sunday.

. Terming the reports of police allegedly entering hospitals in violence-hit areas during agitations against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act "disturbing", the Indian Medical Association (IMA) said such actions are "unacceptable" and demanded that hospitals be declared "safe zones".

. Bijnor: Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, Congress General Secretary for Uttar Pradesh (East) meets the family of Suleiman, who died during protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act in the city on 20th December. ANI

. Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa lashed out at the Opposition for misleadingthe minorities against the controversial Citizenship (Amendment) Act.

. Rajasthan CM: Modi ji you should listen, 9 states have said it. Even your partners Bihar CM & Odisha CM who supported you in Parliament are saying they won't implement NRC. You should understand public sentiment & announce neither NRC in its current form, nor CAA will be implemented - ANI

. As a first step towards making protestors pay for causing damage to public properties during agitations against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, the Uttar Pradesh government has begun the process of identifying the vandals, with the Lucknow districtadministration forming a four-member panel to assess the damage.

. TMC delegation has been detained in Lucknow airport. As soon as we got down from the airplane we were surrounded by the police. When we boarded the bus the police made all the passengers disembark. We were taken by the police to a secluded spot on the runway. We are sitting on the ground in dharna. Net is down so the message may reach you late.

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. Following days of violent, sometimes deadly protests across India against a new citizenship law critics say discriminates against Muslims, Prime Minister Narendra Modi led a rally on Sunday for the BJP in the capital.

. It is my request to you that you start a programme to clean your neighbourhood. Welcome the new year with a clean Delhi with everybody in your colony. Work towards removing single-use plastics, says PM Modi.

. I want to ask Mamata didi, what changed? Why're you spreading false rumors? Why're you so afraid? You must believe in the people of West Bengal. Why're you not trusting the people of your State? asks PM Modi

. Some CMs say that they will not implement CAA in their states, you are chosen by the people, you represent the people, at least discuss the law in closed rooms instead of being insulted by the public, says PM Modi

. There is a very simple difference, an infiltrator never reveals his identity and a refugee never hides his identity. Many of these infiltrators are coming out and speaking. Why don't they speak the truth? They are scared that their reality will come out, says PM Modi.

PM Narendra Modi: There is a very simple difference, an infiltrator never reveals his identity and a refugee never hides his identity. Many of these infiltrators are coming out and speaking. Why don't they speak the truth? They are scared that their reality will come out. pic.twitter.com/DycZkGZdcc

— ANI (@ANI) December 22, 2019

. Dalits, who came here from Pakistan, among beneficiaries of citizenship law; why you can't see their pain: Modi to critics ( PTI )

. Respect me or not, at least respect Mahatma Gandhi. He said that if Hindus, Buddhists and others feel persecuted in Pakistan and other countries, they are more than welcome in India, says PM Modi.

. Persecuted minorities being forced to to leave Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangaldesh and be refugees in India, says PM Modi

. I request the youth of the country to read the Act in detail and not to fall prey to the rumours of detention centers being spread by Urban Naxals and Congress. It's a lie and is dividing the nation, saysPM Modi

. Muslims living in India have nothing to fear when it comes to CAA and NRC, there is no detention centre in India, these are lies. I'm surprised by the extent to which they can go to spread lies. Have some mercy on on the poor before you spread lies, says PM Modi.

. Urban naxals, well-educated people are telling people that all Muslims will be sent to detention centre, do justice to your education, says PM Modi

. 33,000 police personnel laid down their lives during work since independence but now being attacked mercilessly: Modi ( PTI )

. There were attacks on school buses, attacks on trains, motorcycles, trains, bicycles, small shops have been burnt, government property made out of India's honest taxpayermoney has been destroyed. How they (opposition) are, the country has now come to know: PM Modi

. When people died in the Anaj Mandi fire, police didn't ask for religion or caste, they tried to save as many as possible, says PM Modi.

. Today, those who are misleading Muslims in the name of paper paper, certificate certificate should remember that we have never put paper restrictions for the betterment of the poor, while choosing beneficiaries of schemes: PM Modi

. In the last five years, our Govt has built over 1.5 crore houses for the poor. We didn't ask for their religion. We just helped the poor and needy: PM Modi

. I dare rivals to find anything discriminatory in my work, says Modi, citing his govt's various development programmes ( PTI )

. Every poor family will benefit from the schemes of the BJP, Ujjwala scheme, irrespective of caste and religion, says PM Modi

. Hindus, Muslims, Sikhs, Christians all were befitted, everyone who lives here was benefitted. Why did we do this? Because we live for the love of the country: PM Modi( ANI )

. "Some political parties are spreading rumours, they're misleading people & inciting them. I want to ask them, when we authorised the unauthorised colonies, did we ask anyone their religion? Did we ask which political party they support? Did we ask for documents from 1970,1980?" aks PM Modi

. People were incited, those in high positions shared fake videos: Modi on protests against citizenship law. ( PTI )

. "For your better future the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha passed the Citizenship Amendment Bill." Stand up and show respect for India's parliament and the mandate you have given us": PM Modi. ( NDTV )

. PM Narendra Modi: Had the Delhi govt not politicised the phase 4 project of Delhi metro, its work would have started much earlier. That is why I say that those who do politics in your name, never understood your pain, they never intended to do that. ( ANI )

. Previous governmentsgave full exemption to the occupants of these bungalows, did nothing to regularize your homes, saysPM Modi

. Delhi buses were in a bad state, we have built the peripheral expressway, decongesting traffic inside Delhi, reducing pollution, says PM Modi

. PM Narendra Modi on unauthorised colonies: You should know what those people, whom you were asking for something for yourself, were doing. They had illegally given 2000 lavish bungalows to their people. No one knows what was given to whom in lieu of that. ( ANI )

PM Narendra Modi on unauthorised colonies: You should know what those people, whom you were asking for something for yourself, were doing. They had illegally given 2000 lavish bungalows to their people. No one knows what was given to whom in lieu of that. pic.twitter.com/X55mNLFI5o

— ANI (@ANI) December 22, 2019

. Seeing thespeed of the opposition people, we decided that it will not go on and I will not allow it to run. So we took over work in March this year. Bill relatedto Delhi colonies has been passed in the last session of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha: PM Modi

. Modi attacks rivals for not doing enough for unauthorised colonies, says he decided he cannot let this go on. ( PTI )

. Previous governments tried to stop land for the landless: PM Modi

. I am happythat the BJP and I havea good opportunity to usher a new era in the lives of more than 40 lakh people of Delhi. Congratulations to those who have received ownership of land, the greatest capital of your life: PM Modi

. I thank people from all corners of Delhi: PM Modi

. They (AAP) haven't shown, integrity and honesty says Modi

. Ramlila Maidan has been witness to many historical events: PM Modi

. We have provided land ownership titles to over 40 lakh people, says PM Modi

. This is a great opportunity for me and the BJP to show what we can do: PM Modi

. PM Modi begins his speech at Ramlila Maidan chanting Unity in Diversity.

. Member of Parliament from North East Delhi Manoj Tiwari welcomes Prime Minister Modi at the rally in Ramlila Maidan, New Delhi.

. Also Follow Citizenship Act Protest blog for earlier updates.

. Unfazed by protests in Tamil Nadu against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami has told Home Minister Amit Shah that the AIADMK is clear on its support to the legislation that provides citizenship to six minority communities from three neighbouring countries.

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. Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot will lead a "silent and peaceful" march against the new citizenship law in Jaipur later on Sunday and said it will be attended by members of all communities and several political parties opposed to the legislation.

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. The CAA and the NRC are India's "internal issues", Bangladesh Foreign Minister A K Abdul Momen has said but voiced concern that any "uncertainty" in the country is likely to affect its neighbours.

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. Scores of people took out a march in South Delhi on Sunday in support of Jamia Millia Islamia students and those facing police action for violent protest against the new citizenship law.

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. Tejasvi Survya confirms that CAA will be not linked with NRC, but asks Indians to get over it. "We are in the process of creating a new India, an India with a Rs 5 trillion economy. Your namby-pamby secularism which you people have promulgated so far is not going to work anymore," he said.

. Following days of violent, sometimes deadly protests across India against a new citizenship law thatcritics say discriminates against Muslims, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lead a rally later on Sunday for BJP in the capital.

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. CAA is not against any Indian Muslim, it is only to grant citizenship to persecuted religious minorities of three neigbouring nations, said Nitin Gadkari. "I appeal to our Muslim brothers, see through this misinformation campaign of Congress, they only see you as a vote machine," Gadkari said.

. Curfew was on Sunday morning lifted in Shillong, as no report of violence or arson over the amended citizenship Act was reported from any part of the city, officials said.

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. Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa announced Rs 10 lakh relief each to the families of victims who died in Mangaluru during the recent protests against Citizenship Amendment Act.

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. Thousands of people joined freshralliesagainst a contentious citizenship law in the countryon Saturday, with 24 killed so far in nearly two weeks of widespread unrest.

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. Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa announced Rs 10 lakh each as compensation to the families of the two people who died during protests in Mangaluru on December 19.

. Traffic will be affected on Barakhamba Road, Tolstoy Road and Ranjit Singh flyover during PM's rally, says the advisory, according to PTI.

. The situation in West Bengal was peaceful on Sunday morning, with no incidents of violence reported from any part of the state, police said.

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. As protests against the amended Citizenship Act continue to rage in parts of the country, the tourism industry has taken a hit this holiday season, with several nations deeming India as an unsafe travel destination.

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. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address a rally on Sunday at the large Ramlila Maidan, a little over a kilometre from Old Delhi's Daryaganj that was hit by violence during a protest against the amended Citizenship Act.

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. Amid the collective defiance by many states against the National Register of Citizens (NRC) and Citizenship (Amendment) Act 2019 (CAA), Karnataka has caught the attention of the nation by announcing to go ahead with the process of screening‘immigrants’ close on the lines of NRC process in Assam.

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. The fight against the new citizenship law is "not just the issue of Muslims" but concerns all Indians and there should be a sustained struggle against the legislation, AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi has claimed.

. There has been much debate about how the National Register of Citizens (NRC) and the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) will impact people. Faizan Mustafa, vice-chancellor, National Academy of Legal Studies and Research, shares his perspectives.

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