Political leaders in Kerala, Punjab and West Bengal all said publicly they will not implement the law, setting up a potential conflict with the federal government in New Delhi
Efforts were being made to tarnish the country's image, Modi alleged
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath appealed to the residents of the state to maintain peace and harmony
Internet services were suspended in Malda, Uttar Dinajpur, Murshidabad, Howrah, North 24 Parganas and parts of South 24 Parganas districts
The most immediate impact of changes in the citizenship law will be felt in India's immediate neighbourhood
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In a statement, Adityanath said, "People should not pay any attention to the rumours about Citizenship Amendment Act being spread by some vested interests"
"Modi ji do hear out that this is the Indian youth, it will not be suppressed and you will have to listen to their voice sooner than later," Priyanka Gandhi said
The commission also directed the officer to file a compliance report by 3 pm on Monday
Thackeray said that issues like CAB were being raised to "divert attention" of people from real issues like security of women, unemployment and farm crisis
In the national capital, protesters torched four public buses and two police vehicles as they clashed with the police in New Friends' Colony near Jamia University
The demonstrators comprised mostly students of the Patna University, youths from some neighbouring towns and people owing allegiance to social and political outfits
Sisodia also tweeted some photos from the protest site
He said India has termed the NRC process as its internal matter and assured Dhaka that it would not affect Bangladesh
The death toll in violent protests over citizenship law rose to five on Sunday with two more persons succumbing to their injuries sustained in police firing
According to the official, the government has decided to shutdown Internet services in Malda, Murshidabad, Howrah, North 24 Parganas and parts of South 24 Parganas districts
Modi claimed that leaders of the opposition parties have only built palaces for themselves without being concerned about the problems faced by the people.
Party spokesperson Sambit Patra told a press conference that BJP workers will fan out across the country to inform people about the law
Some of the protesters claimed that the police baton-charged them when they were holding a peaceful agitation.
BJP leader Kapil Mishra likened the violence to the Godhra attacks and accused the AAP government of being behind it. He also said that the violence was not less than a terror attack.