CAA Updates: BJP plans information blitzkrieg to allay fears
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CAA Updates: BJP plans information blitzkrieg to allay fears

Massive protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) were reported from across the country where protesters clashed with police on Friday. The situation across Uttar Pradesh remained tense in the wake of violence. Eleven people have died across UP in the widespread protests and violence against the amended law.

FPJ Web DeskUpdated: Saturday, December 21, 2019, 06:28 PM IST
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21 December 2019 01:08 PM IST

Around 150 detained, FIR against 100 for protest in Prayagraj

Around 150 people have been detained while FIR has been filed against 100 people for holding protest on Friday in Prayagraj. Another FIR was filed against 10,000 unknown persons over charges of violation of Section 144 imposed in the area.

21 December 2019 01:08 PM IST

Railway property worth Rs 88 crore damaged in anti-CAA protests: Indian Railway

Railways property worth Rs 88 crore have been damaged in protests against the Citizenship Act. While property worth Rs 72 crore has been damaged in Eastern Railway Zone, the amount for the same in South Eastern Railway Zone is Rs 13 crore. Property worth Rs 3 crore damaged in Northeast Frontier Zone.

21 December 2019 01:08 PM IST

Why not allow migrants from Sri Lankan Tamils, asks Sharad Pawar

NCP Sharad Pawar has said the new citizenship law will disturb and hurt religious, social unity and harmony in the country. Sharad Pawar asked if migrants from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan can be allowed then why not Sri Lankan Tamils.

https://twitter.com/PTI_News/status/1208277482216050689?s=20
21 December 2019 01:08 PM IST

RJD workers vandalise auto rickshaws in Bhagalpur during bandh

RJD workers vandalise auto rickshaws in Bhagalpur during 'bandh' called by the party against Citizenship Act and National Register of Citizens.

21 December 2019 01:08 PM IST

Protesters break barricades at Chennai Central Railway Station

Tamil Nadu: Protestors break barricades during demonstration against Citizenship Act near MGR Chennai Central Railway Station.

21 December 2019 01:56 PM IST

Delhi: Protest outside Jamia Millia Islamia University against Citizenship Act

Protest outside Jamia Millia Islamia University against Citizenship Act

21 December 2019 01:56 PM IST

Kerala: Police use water cannons on Congress workers who were protesting against in Kozhikode

Police use water cannons on Congress workers who were protesting against in Kozhikode

21 December 2019 02:57 PM IST

CAA & NRC are two different things: Shia Cleric Maulana Kalbe Jawad

Shia Cleric Maulana Kalbe Jawad: CAA & NRC are two different things. NRC as of now is implemented only in Assam and has not been implemented across India, also we don't yet know what rules are going to be in it. Parties are misleading on this, appeal to Muslims to show restraint.

21 December 2019 02:57 PM IST

Bhim Army Chief Chandrashekhar Azad arrested today

Delhi: Bhim Army Chief Chandrashekhar Azad who was detained yesterday has been arrested today. Azad was earlier denied permission for a protest march from Jama Masjid to Jantar Mantar.

21 December 2019 02:57 PM IST

6 cases registered, 38 people detained, says SP Gaurav Grover on UP violence

Gaurav Grover, Superintendent of Police (SP) Bahraich on incidents of violence in the district y'day: 6 cases registered, 38 people have been detained. 100 people have been identified & named (in FIR), strict action will be taken against violent elements.

21 December 2019 05:28 PM IST

15 arrested presented in courtย 

Fifteen people arrested in connection with the violence in Old Delhi's Daryaganj area were produced before a city court on Saturday. The police sought 14 days' judicial custody. One of those arrested claimed he was a juvenile. However, police said he is aged 23.

21 December 2019 06:28 PM IST

BJP plans information blitzkrieg

Amid the nationwide protests against the citizenship law, the BJP has decided to launch a massive communication campaign to allay the public fears and apprehensions of over the Citizenship (Amendment) Act. "The BJP will reach out to over three crore families. We will organise press conferences at over 250 places in the next 10 days.

In addition, over 1,000 rallies will be held to clear the air over the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) and to bust the myth created by the opposition," BJP general secretary Bhupender Yadav told the reporters here. He said that the party will counter the "lies" of opposition parties including that of the Congress over the provisions of the new law through effective communication.

"The BJP will take along the refugees, who come to India due to atrocities in their countries in its rallies," he announced. BJP believes that all communities -- Hindu, Muslim, Buddhist, Parsi, Sikha, and others -- are Indian citizens and have the right to live with dignity, said Yadav. He alleged the Rashtriya Janata Dal's (RJD) Bihar bandh turned violent at some places.

"Do Congress and RJD support violence so far as anti-CAA protests are concerned," he asked. The announcement comes after a meeting of senior BJP leaders with the party's working president JP Nadda over the newly amended law, which grants citizenship to refugees of Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Bangladesh, who arrived in India until December 31, 2014. Answering a question with regard to the BJP ally JDU's announcement not to support the proposed NRC, he said that the CAA and the National Register of Citizens (NRC) are different issues. "JDU supported the CAA in Parliament. NRC and CAA are different. The NRC is an administrative issue," he said.

21 December 2019 06:28 PM IST

Protesters pelt stone at police inย Kanpur

Kanpur: Protesters pelt stone at police, and police fire tear gas shells during protest against Citizenship Amendment Act in Yateem Khana Police Station area.

(Source: ANI)

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