LIVE: Give Citizenship Act a chance, Amit Shah appeals to students

The protests against Citizenship Amendment Act intensified in New Delhi as thousands of people gathered at Jantar Mantar and Assam Bhawan to call an end to 'religious profiling'

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How did Delhi Police enter Jamia when university administration did not give permission, asks Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad

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We condemn police entry in Jamia Millia and use of force on students, says Azad

We condemn police entry in Jamia Millia and use of force on students, says Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad at Opposition presser.

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Central govt responsible for violence in country: Ghulam Nabi Azad

Senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad on Monday blamed the Centre for the violence across the country over the Citizenship Amendment Act, saying had it not brought such a law this situation could have been avoided.

 

He also accused the BJP-led central government of being responsible for "death of expectations" of people of Jammu and Kashmir by removing Article 370 and downgrading the status of the state.

 

"It is the central government which is solely responsible for the violence in the country for bringing a law which is being opposed all over the country and by all opposition political parties. Had the government not brought this law, there would not have been any violence. 

 

So it is the central government which is responsible," he told 'Agenda Aaj Tak' while brushing aside charges by the BJP that opposition parties are fuelling protests against the new law.

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Will not allow any political person to visit Jamia university, all coordination to happen with HRD Ministry: VC Najma Akhtar

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Mumbai students express solidarity with Jamia, AMU students

Hundreds of students staged a protest march here on Monday to express solidarity with students of Jamia Millia and AMU protesting against the amended Citizenship Act.

 

Students from the Tata Institute of Social Science (TISS) gathered outside the college premises, carrying placards with anti-government slogans.

 

"The nation is dying while you are sleeping," read one of the placards. The students also shouted slogans against what they called "Godi Media".

 

They shouted slogans condemning "police brutality and violence" against the Jamia and AMU students. "The time has come to speak up guys," shouted a student.

 

Students assembled outside the institute in Deonar and demanded scrapping the National Register of Citizens and Citizenship Act.

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Citizenship Act LIVE: How did police enter Jamia without consent, asks Opposition

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Citizenship Act LIVE: Opposition demands inquiry into police action against students

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Citizenship Act LIVE: Agitation has always been part of college life, says Congress

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Military columns deployed in Assam should be back in barracks in a day or two: Army Commander

Army Commander Lt Gen Anil Chauhan on Monday expressed hope that military columns deployed in Assam, the epicentre of protests over the citizenship law, would return to barracks in a day or two as the situation in the state was "fast improving".

 

He said that it was the prerogative of the state administration to seek assistance of the Army to restore law and order, after having failed to handle a situation.

"Over the past three days, Army columns were deployed not just in Assam but also in Tripura. Some were kept on standby in Meghalaya, but were not deployed.

 

"Up until day before yesterday (Saturday), there were about 24 columns in upper Assam and 12 in lower Assam. On ground, however, just eight columns carried out flag marches.

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Mayawati demands high-level inquiry into police action on JMI, AMU students

BSP President Mayawati on Monday termed as "unfortunate" the violence in Aligarh Muslim University and Jamia Millia Islamia against the amended Citizenship Act and demanded a judicial inquiry.

 

The former Uttar Pradesh chief minister also appealed to all communities to maintain calm after violence rocked the two universities.

 

"The violence against the new Citizenship Amendment Act, first in Uttar Pradesh's Aligarh and then in Jamia University and entire Jamia region in which many innocent students and common people were targeted is very unfortunate and the party is with the victims," she said in a tweet.

 

"Under such circumstances, UP and Central governments should get a high level judicial inquiry conducted into such incidents so as to ensure that original culprits do not go scot free. The police and administration should also act impartially" she said.

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Mamata Banerjee takes out a protest march against Citizenship Amendment Act and NRC

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Police entered univ campus without permission: Jamia VC Najma Akhtar

Jamia Millia Islamia Vice-Chancellor Najma Akhtar on Monday asserted that the varsity will not tolerate police presence on campus and demanded a high-level inquiry into the crackdown on university students.

 

"Police entered the campus without permission. We will not tolerate police presence on campus. They scared our students with police brutality. There has been huge damage to university property," Akhtar said at a press conference here.

 

"We will file FIR on damage of property and police action on students, we want high level inquiry. I will present facts to the HRD Minister," she added.

Akhtar said the university should not be targeted and its image should not be maligned. 

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Must be wary of jihadists getting into student protests, says Sitharaman

I don't know what happened at Jamia last night; we must be wary of jihadists, Maoists, separatists getting into student protests, says Nirmala Sitharaman

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We will file FIR on damage of property and police action on students, we want high level enquiry: Jamia VC

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BJP flays hartal against CAA in Kerala on December 17

The BJP in Kerala on Monday slammed the state-wide hartal called by a group of outfits on December 17 against the Centre's decision to implement the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), saying it was "unnecessary" and against "national interest." The saffron party veteran and former state president of the BJP alleged the hartal was being organised by some "extremist groups" with the support of ruling Left Democratic Front (LDF) and the opposition United Democratic Front (UDF).

 

The conspiracy carried out by the CPI(M) and the Congress with the terror outfits had come to light through this, he alleged adding they were trying to create communal division among people.

 

"The hartal called on December 17 is unnecessary and aimed at communal and political gains and against the interest of the nation," Rajasekharan said here in a statement.