Citizenship Act Highlights: 'Tukde tukde' gang behind protests, says Prasad
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 "IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad addresses the media during a press conference on CAA and NRC issue at state BJP office, in Patna")
Ravi Shankar Prasad addresses the media during a press conference on CAA and NRC issue at state BJP office, in Patna | Photo: PTI
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday accused his rivals of stoking fears among people and misleading Muslims over the amended citizenship law, and asserted that his government's schemes have never done any discrimination on the basis of religion. Addressing a rally at Ramlila Maidan here, he said the citizenship law and the proposed National Register of Citizens have nothing to do with Indian Muslims. Without naming the rival parties, he said people were incited by those in high positions, who shared fake videos.
Earlier, violent protests against the amended Citizenship Act raged on across Uttar Pradesh on Saturday taking the death toll to 16 in the state, while large-scale vandalism and disruption of rail and road traffic were witnessed in Bihar during a bandh called by the RJD. The Congress, Left and other opposition parties led demonstrations in many states including Kerala, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal, demanding that the contentious law be scrapped. Bhim Army chief Chandra Shekhar Azad was arrested when he came outside Jama Masjid, where he had taken part in a demonstration on Friday, and was later sent to judicial custody for 14 days by a court.
Earlier, violent protests against the amended Citizenship Act raged on across Uttar Pradesh on Saturday taking the death toll to 16 in the state, while large-scale vandalism and disruption of rail and road traffic were witnessed in Bihar during a bandh called by the RJD. The Congress, Left and other opposition parties led demonstrations in many states including Kerala, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal, demanding that the contentious law be scrapped. Bhim Army chief Chandra Shekhar Azad was arrested when he came outside Jama Masjid, where he had taken part in a demonstration on Friday, and was later sent to judicial custody for 14 days by a court.
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'Tukde tukde gang' supporting CAA, NRC protests: Prasad
Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad vowed tough action against "sponsored" protests in view of the Citizenship Amendment Act and proposed nationwide NRC, which he claimed were being supported by the "tukde tukde gang" and "urban naxals". "We are in touch with the top leadership of all NDA constituents. What party spokespersons say is not of much consequence," Prasad said.
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Congress kicks off 800-km-long 'Padyatra' from Sadiya to Dhubri in Assam to protest against the amended Citizenship Act
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Rahul tweets:
Dear Students of India,
Rahul urges students to unite against CAA, says they musn't allow Modi-Shah to divide nation
Rahul tweets:
Dear Students of India,
No Indian student should allow Modi-Shah to divide
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CAA protests: Toll in Kanpur rises to 3
A 30-year-old man succumbed to his injuries at a hospital on Sunday, taking the death toll in violence in Uttar Pradesh's Kanpur during protests against the citizenship law to three.
Topics : Citizenship Bill Amit Shah Narendra Modi
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First Published: Dec 21 2019 | 9:19 AM IST