Jamia Millia Islamia — the latest war zone
Jamia Millia Islamia, one of the most prestigious public universities in India, turned into a war zone after a protest against the CAA triggered clashes between Delhi police and students.
Protestors reportedly torched DMRC buses and threw stones at the police and damaged public property. The other side claims that police entered the university without permission, assaulted students and used tear gas.
There are no confirmed deaths yet. However, hundreds of students are reportedly injured. As many as 28 Jamia students were detained. This isn’t the only horrifying protest in Delhi, as a similar scene played out in Aligarh Muslim University on the same day.
60 Aligarh Muslim University students are known to be injured
Credits:PTI
Aligarh Muslim University students across campuses in UP, Ahmedabad and Goa demanded immediate withdrawal of CAA — which provides Indian citizenship to non-Muslim illegal migrants.
Protests broke soon after news about clashes between police and protestors started doing the rounds on the Internet. Atleast 60 students of the Aligarh Muslim University (Aligarh campus) were reportedly injured in clashes. Internet services in the city were suspended, and the university was shut till January 5, 2020.
Students from other institutions like Delhi University, Jawaharlal Nehru University, and Hyderabad University also joined them. The Uttar Pradesh government imposed Section 144 after violent protests broke out across the state.
In West Bengal, protestors reportedly vandalised public properties and blocked roads
Howrah: Police personnel patrol a street after violence broke out as angry protesters burnt vehicles during a demonstration against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) 2019, in West Bengal's Howrah on Dec 14, 2019. Credits IANS
Protest across West Bengal flared up as three railway stations were vandalized and five trains were set on fire. People also blocked roads and streets in several areas of North 24 Pargana and Nadia in West Bengal.
Protestors also burned effigies of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah. West Bengal chief minister Mamta Banejee asserted that the law will not be imposed in the state. She carried out a rally to mark a protest against CAA on December 16.
In Assam, people burnt tires, shut down shop to protest against CAA
Assam is at the heart of most protests against CAA. The state has been opposing the Act even as it was introduced as a Bill and violence that followed after left at least four protesters dead, and 11 with bullet wounds on December 13, 2019.
The North East has been against the Act which they fear will lead to an exodus of immigrants into their states. They too are seeking an unconditional withdrawal of the contentious law which they say will dilute their culture.
Protestors burnt tires on the roads, threw bricks at the police, forcibly shut down shops and markets in Assam as the bill moved to the Rajya Sabha for approval.
