Tension erupted at Delhi University’s Arts Faculty as Indian police detained approximately 50 Kash-miri students during a protest against the implementation of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) in New Delhi.
According to the Kashmir Media Service, scores of students gathered near the Arts Faculty to express their dissent against the CAA, labeling it as “discriminatory and unjust.”
The protest, organized by students affiliated with the Left-leaning All India Students’ Associa-tion (AISA), aimed to oppose the CAA, which had been notified by the Centre.
A senior police official stated that some students were protesting near the Central Library of Delhi University (opposite the Arts Faculty) against the CAA. “They were removed from the location and taken to a police station. They will be released soon,” the official added.
Meanwhile, students at Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) also protested against the implementation of the CAA.
Sporadic protests have erupted across India against the implementation of the controversial Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), sparking renewed concerns about its discriminatory impact on Muslims.
According to Kashmir Media Service, Narendra Modi government faces backlash as demonstrations broke out in various states, including Assam and Tamil Nadu, just days before a general election is announced.
In Assam and Tamil Nadu, demonstrators voiced their opposition to the CAA, with protests involving burning copies of the law and shouting slogans against its implementation. Opposition parties in Assam have called for a statewide strike in response to the law.
The Communist Party of India (Marxist) has joined the opposition, calling for state-wide protests in Kerala against what they describe as a “communal and divisive law.”
In Delhi, where protests against the CAA were concentrated in 2019, authorities remain on alert for potential violence, implementing measures to prevent unlawful gatherings and increasing police presence in sensitive areas.
The CAA grants Indian citizenship to non-Muslim refugees from three Muslim-majority South Asian nations, with rights activists and Muslim groups expressing concerns about its discriminatory nature, particularly when combined with a proposed national register of citizens.—KMS
