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Very disturbing reports from Delhi as protests continue over the #CAA2019

Jamia University administrator: "Police have entered the campus by force, no permission was given. Our staff and students are being beaten up and forced to leave the campus"

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More reporting on protests in Delhi against #CAA2019 from @scroll_in

Delhi police storm into Jamia campus, fire tear gas inside, students trapped scroll.in/latest/946906/…

Sparked by police violence in Delhi's Jamia University, students across India erupt in protest scroll.in/latest/946939/… via @scroll_in

@scroll_in In the last week, since this unprecedented #CampusViolence, protests against India’s #CAA-NRC have spread. Despite prohibitory orders and internet bans, people have gathered to express their concerns about the constitutionality of these laws. edition.cnn.com/2019/12/18/ind… (1/6)

There have been confrontations and violence, lives have been lost, and the situation continues to escalate in some states. As emotions and suspicions run high, there seems to be a growing polarisation of opinion. edition.cnn.com/2019/12/21/asi… (2/6)

The most disarming protests have involved young people linking arms and singing the national anthem & offering roses to bewildered members of the security forces – in keeping with the best traditions of peaceful, non-violent movements. ndtv.com/india-news/in-… (3/6)

Today, addressing a public rally in Delhi, the Prime Minister seemed to back down a little, contradicting his own Home Minister and BJP party, and denying any move to introduce a National Register of Citizens across India. bbc.co.uk/news/world-asi… (4/6)

If confirmed, this should help, but does not address the other main issue which sparked the protests, which is the introduction of a religious basis to claim citizenship under the new Act, undermining the secular foundations of India’s constitution. theindiaforum.in/article/faith-… (5/6)

These issues will be tested in the courts, and in wider public opinion, but if this regime truly believes in a discrimination-free India, maybe it is time to finally introduce a comprehensive anti-discrimination legislation across the country sites.google.com/site/tarunabh/… (6/6)