The Ministry of Home Affairs took a significant step on Monday by officially notifying the Citizenship Amendment Rules (CAA). This development paves the way for minorities encountering religious persecution in Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Afghanistan to secure Indian citizenship.
Hours after the Centre government notified the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) rules, a protest erupted on the campus of Delhi’s Jamia Millia Islamia campus.
JMi’s Student on Protest
Various student groups at Jamia Millia Islamia on Tuesday demonstrated against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) of 2019, calling on the central government to withdraw it.
According to PTI, a group of students led by the Muslim Students Federation (MSF) raised slogans against the Modi government and the Delhi Police.
The Congress-affiliated National Students’ Union of India (NSUI) also opposed the implementation of the Act.
The Delhi police have beefed up security arrangements around the Jamia campus as a preventive measure.
Protesting students demands CAA Repeal
In a press conference held near the varsity’s gate, the protesting students demanded that the CAA be repealed and that all students charged in the anti-CAA protests nearly four years ago be released.
The students also called for the dismissal of the cases filed against them. The press address was delivered from inside the Jamia Millia Islamia campus, with Delhi Police stationed guarded outside.
Amidst the protest, slogans like ‘Delhi Police go back’ and ‘Long live the revolution’ were chanted. Numerous students gathered on the campus with placards demanding the liberation of student activists involved in the 2019 anti-CAA protests.
CAA notification installed by Home Ministry
The newly enacted rules specifically allow for the granting of citizenship to individuals from Hindu, Sikh, Jain, Christian, Buddhist, and Parsi communities who migrated to India on or before December 31, 2014.
In response to this announcement, Uttar Pradesh has been placed on high alert, anticipating potential repercussions following the implementation of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA).
Jamia acting VC Iqbal on Protest
Jamia’s acting vice-chancellor Eqbal Hussain said the administration has tightened security arrangements on the campus to avoid agitation. He said no protests will be allowed near the campus
“We have tightened security arrangements to avoid any kind of agitation on the campus. No protest against the CAA will be allowed by students or outsiders near the campus,” he told PTI.
DU & JNU students too are protesting
According to police, the protests took place at the north campus of Delhi University (DU) and at Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI).
Students from Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) had also scheduled a protest against the law on Tuesday, but were unable to get permission for the demonstration due to the partial code of conduct that is in place in the varsity for the upcoming students’ union polls, students and JNU officials said.
At DU, student groups such as the All India Students’ Association (AISA) and Students Islamic Organisation of India (SIO) called for a protest against CAA.
Soon after the protesters staged a march from the Arts Faculty building to the Central Library, police said that DU authorities called them in, and they detained 50-60 students.
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