Massive protest against CAA, NRC in Chandigarh

Scores of people on Thursday staged a protest here to express their resentment against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act and the National Register of Citizens.

Various Muslim outfits that had given a call for protest were joined by some students and Sikh outfits.

The agitators gathered near a mosque in Sector 20 here to register their dissent against the CAA.

A student said the protest was also being held to express solidarity with the students of Jamia Millia Islamia and several other universities across the country.

The protesters raised slogans like "Hindustan Zindabad" and said Hindus, Muslims, Sikhs and Christians in this country are like brothers.

"Today, a conspiracy is being hatched to destroy the country's Constitution and spoil the peaceful atmosphere. We are protesting against the CAA and the government's decision to implement the NRC in the country," another protester said.

Some agitators were also seen holding tricolour in their hands while others held placards which read "We oppose Citizenship (Amendment) Act", Stop CAA, Save India, India boycott CAA and NRC.

There were reports that a protest was also held against the CAA in Bathinda