NEW DELHI, Dec 20 — Fresh clashes between Indian police and demonstrators erupted today after more than a week of deadly unrest triggered by a citizenship law seen as anti-Muslim. Three protesters were shot dead yesterday, taking the death toll to nine in the wave of anger that is emerging as a...
Demonstrators protest against a new citizenship law in Delhi December 19, 2019. — Reuters pic
The law making it easier for persecuted minorities from three neighbouring countries to get citizenship but not if they are Muslims, has stoked fears that Modi wants to remould India as a Hindu nation, which he denies. The protesters, joined by the leader of a prominent group in the Dalit community — the lowest group in the Hindu caste system — pushed their way out of the mosque onto the main road and tore down posters of Modi before sitting down on the road at Delhi Gate in the Old Delhi district.Tens of thousands hit the streets nationwide yesterday, with violence erupting in several places including Lucknow, Mangalore in the south, and Modi’s home state of Gujarat.
Four others were in hospital with gunshot wounds, while 28 policemen were injured, medical and police officials told AFP. In Uttar Pradesh — home to over 200 million people — mobile internet and text messaging services were cut in several areas including in Ghaziabad, which neighbours Delhi.
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