BJP national working president JP Nadda today kicked off a massive rally in Kolkata in support of the Citizenship Amendment Act. JP Nadda was accompanied by senior BJP leaders, including West Bengal BJP president Dilip Ghosh and national general secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya. The issue of CAA has been a major flashpoint in Bengal politics, with Chief Minister and TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee declaring that it will not be implemented in the state.
Meanwhile, the Congress is holding a protest against the Centre's new citizenship law, agitation against which is sweeping the country. The protest meet was held at Rajghat, the memorial of Mahatma Gandhi. Senior party leader Rahul Gandhi, who had been abroad since the protests over the new law escalated last Sunday, attended the meet along with party chief Sonia Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi, Manmohan Singh, among other leaders.
More than 20 people have died in the protests against the new law since it was signed by President Ram Nath Kovind on December 11. Fifteen of the deaths have taken place in Uttar Pradesh, five in Assam and two in Mangaluru.
The protests had escalated last Sunday with a police crackdown on the students of Delhi's Jamia Millia Islamia after their protest march ended in violence.
Here are the LIVE Updates on protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA):
Our ability to reach unity in diversity will be the beauty & the test of our civilisation - Mahatma Gandhi. #SatyagrahaForUnity pic.twitter.com/McJJbfrLJB
- Congress (@INCIndia) December 23, 2019
LIVE: Congress Party senior leaders undertake Satyagraha at Rajghat #SatyagrahaForUnity https://t.co/5cqJHE2fyO
- Congress (@INCIndia) December 23, 2019
Delhi: Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Manmohan Singh arrive at Raj Ghat where the party is protesting against #CitizenshipAmendmentAct. pic.twitter.com/zpZFdCbMSn
- ANI (@ANI) December 23, 2019
Massive protests against #CitizenshipAmendmentAct in Bengaluru. pic.twitter.com/oFEPm5FyL4
- NDTV (@ndtv) December 23, 2019
#WATCH West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar shown black flags and posters of 'BJP activist Mr Jagdeep Dhankar Go back' by students on his arrival at Jadavpur University for the convocation ceremony. pic.twitter.com/PLlPJlabAU
- ANI (@ANI) December 23, 2019
Calcutta High Court directs West Bengal government to stop all government advertisements that say National Register of Citizens (NRC) and Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) will not be implemented in the State. Next date of hearing is on January 9, 2020. pic.twitter.com/egLSxqmFfb
- ANI (@ANI) December 23, 2019
Tamil Nadu: Security tightened in Chennai as DMK and its alliance parties are set to hold a 'mega rally' against #CitizenshipAmendmentAct, today in the city. pic.twitter.com/VzdcqxHq5F
- ANI (@ANI) December 23, 2019
Traffic Alert
- Delhi Traffic Police (@dtptraffic) December 23, 2019
Road No. 13A between Mathura Road and Kalindi Kunj is closed for traffic movement. People coming from Noida are advised to take DND or Akshardham to reach Delhi.
Dear Students & Youth of 🇮🇳,
- Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) December 23, 2019
It's not good enough just to feel 🇮🇳. At times like these it's critical to show that you're 🇮🇳 & won't allow 🇮🇳 to be destroyed by hatred.
Join me today at 3 PM at Raj Ghat, to protest against the hate & violence unleashed on India by Modi-Shah.
The protests had escalated last Sunday with a police crackdown on the students of Delhi's prestigious Jamia Millia Islamia after their protest march ended in violence. On Thursday, 13 cities across 10 states held protest marches, in some cases, defying police clampdown.
