PAN INDIA PROTESTS AGAINST CAA /NRC CUTTING

ACROSS CLASS CREED, RELIGION , AGE, , PARTY LINES

BY PEOPLE INDIA INTERESTED IN PROTECTION OF CIVIL
& DEMOCRATIC RIGHTS .

The Citizenship Amendment Act (has been widely criticised as discriminating

on the basis of religion, particularity for excluding Muslims. Protestors against
the amendment demand that it be scrapped and that the nationwide NRC not be
implemented. The bill has raised concerns among the Indian Muslim as well as
poor Indians as they might be rendered stateless that could lead them to
detention They are also concerned that all citizens will be affected by the
bureaucratic exercise of the NRC where they will have to prove their citizenship
for inclusion in the registry. The protesters have raised voices
against authoritarianism and the police crackdown in universities to suppress
protestsThe Citizenship Amendment Act (Bill) protests, also known as CAA
Protest or CAB Protest, occurred after the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA)
was enacted by the Government of India on 12 December 2019. The move
sparked a widespread national and overseas ongoing protests against the act and
its associated proposals of the National Register of Citizens (NRC). The protests
first began in Assam and spread swiftly in other states such as Delhi,
Meghalaya,] Arunachal Pradesh, and Tripura on 4 December 2019.6] Protests
broke out rapidly across the country, although the concerns of the protesters
vary Tavleen Singh described the Act as India's first Nuremberg Law
Underlying causes
According to Yashwant Sinha, a former administrator, Minister of
Finance and Minister of External Affairs under Prime Ministers Chandra
Shekhar and Atal Bihari Vajpayee respectively, the unrest witnessed is also
caused due to the economic crisis facing the country where the issue of CAA-
NRC has acted as a trigger for it. inflation,[  unemployment[119] and economic
inequality.  Raghuram Rajan, an Indian economist and 23rd Governor of
the Reserve Bank of India, attributed it to an "extreme centralization of power"
under Prime Minister Narendra Modi.] %. The unemployment rate of India was
reported to have reached a 45 year high of 6.1% in the financial year of 2017-
2018 The Center for Monitoring Indian Economy stated the unemployment rate
to be 8.45% with a rate of 37.48% for the 20-24 age group and 12.81% for the
25-29 age group in October 2019 According to the 2019 report of the Pew
Research Center, 393.7 million jobs are in a vulnerable state.
The Oxfam India data states that the richest 1% of the population's control over
the country's wealth increased from 58% to 73% between 2018-2019, while the
wealth of the poorest 50% increased by 1%. According to Nisha Agarwal, CEO
of Oxfam India, "the billionaire boom is not the sign of a thriving economy but
the symptom of a failing economic systemProtesters have agitated against the
economic distress and expressed support for labour unions opposing the
government's "anti-labour policies Farmers and labour unions have been
agitating against the economic policies of the government have also demanded
for the withdrawal of the CAA and the associated NRC-NPR process. Various
opposition parties supporting the protests have announced that they will bring
up economic crisis as an issue of protest alongside CAA and NRC.[  Several
opposition and protesting leaders have stated that the issue of CAA and NRC
were brought about to divert the political discourse away from the economic
condition of the country.
The Act was criticized by various NGOs, students bodies, and liberal,
progressive, and socialist organizations across the country, with the Indian
National Congress and other major political parties announcing their staunch
opposition. Protests led by these groups are concerned that the new law
discriminates against Muslims, and believe that Indian citizenship should also
be granted to Muslim refugees and immigrants. The states of Rajasthan, West
Bengal, Kerala, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand] and Chhattisgarh –
all ruled by political parties that oppose the BJP – have announced that they will
not implement either the National Register of Citizens (NRC) or the Citizenship
Amendment Act. The states of Bihar, Andhra Pradesh and Odisha have
however refused to only implement the NRC, while the state of Punjab and the
union territories of Delhi and Puducherry have refused to implement the Act
while only expressing disapproval of the NRC.
The states of West Bengal and Kerala have also put a hold on all activities
relating to the preparation and update of the National Population Register which
is necessary for the Census as well as the implementation of the National
Register of Citizens Although some of the states have opposed the Act,
the Union Home Ministry clarified that states lack the legal power to stop the
implementation of CAA. The Ministry stated that "The new legislation has been
enacted under the Union List of the 7th Schedule of the Constitution. The states
have no power to reject it."[113] The Indian Union Muslim League and various
other bodies have also petitioned the Supreme Court of India to strike down the
Act as illegal and unconstitutional.[

CHRONOLOGY OF PROTESTS ALL OVER INDIA AGAINST CAA/NRC

4 December
The Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019 was cleared by the Union Cabinet for
introduction in the parliament. After the bill was cleared, violent protests
erupted in Assam, especially in Guwahati, and other areas in the stateIn Dispur,
several thousands of protesters broke down police barricades to protest in front
of the Assam Legislative Assembly building. Demonstrations were held
in Agartala. Six people died and fifty people were injured in the protests against
the Act.
9 December
The bill was introduced in the Lok Sabha by the Minister of Home
Affairs, Amit Shah
10 December
The bill was passed with 311 members voting in favour and 80 against.[143][144]
11 December
The bill was subsequently passed by the Rajya Sabha with 125 votes in favour
and 105 votes against it. Those parties that had voted in favour include BJP
allies such as the Janata Dal (United) and the AIADMK and non-aligned parties
such as the Biju Janata Dal.]
12 December
After receiving assent from the President of India, the bill assumed the status of
an act.] The act would come into force on 10 January, chosen by the
Government of India, and would be notified as such.
Dipanjal Das and Sam Stafford were killed in police firing during a protest in
Guwahati. Akhil Gogoi was taken in preventive custody.

UK, USA, France, Israel and Canada issued travel warnings for their citizens

visiting India's north-east region, where the protests were mainly taking place,
asking them to "exercise caution".
The Chief Ministers of the Indian states of West Bengal, Punjab, Kerala,
Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh had stated that they would not implement the
act
December
Ishwar Nayak was killed in police firing at a protest in Assam. Thousands of
people protested against the law at the Jantar Mantar in New Delhi.
15 December
In Assam, Abdul Alim[ died due to police firing in a protest the previous day.[]
In Jamia Nagar, Delhi, three Delhi Transport Corporation buses were torched as
protests took a violent turn.[
A group of artists in Guwahati staged a concert in protest against the
Citizenship Amendment Act 2019.
Police forcefully entered the campus of Jamia Milia Islamia university and
detained students. According to video footage, the police used batons and tear
gas on the students. More than two hundred students were injured and around a
hundred were detained. The police action was widely criticized, and resulted in
protests across the country and abroad. There were also allegations that the
police attacked students who were not part of the protests.[
Protests were held outside the campus of the Aligarh Muslim University. In the
evening, police officers forcefully entered the campus and attacked students. At
least 80 students were injured in the attacks.
In West Bengal, violent protests occurred and five trains were set on fire by
protesters in Lalgola and Krishnapur railway stations in Murshidabad district.
16 December
In Lucknow, police prevented around 300 students of Nadwa University from
staging a peaceful protest outside the campus; clashes ensued later.[  Around 15
to 20 students were injured and around 30 students were charged by the police
for attempt to murder and violence.
Priyanka Gandhi led a silent protest at the India Gate along with about three
hundred Indian National Congress workers to show solidarity with the students
of Jamia Milia Islamia after the previous day’s incidents.[40]
A Satyagraha was organised by the All Assam Students' Union across Assam,
which would continue till 18 December.
In West Bengal thousands of people joined a demonstration led by Chief
Minister Mamata Banerjee and her ruling Trinamool Congress party. Prime
Minister Narendra Modi appealed for calm on Twitter and clarified that CAA
was for immigrants.
17 December
Violent clashes occurred in Delhi's Seelampur area. Police retaliated with tear
gas and batons against the stone throwing protesters. Several protesters and
officers were injured. A police station was set on fire and buses were vandalised
in the area. A dawn-to-dusk hartal (shutdown) was observed in Kerala by
the Welfare Party of India, Bahujan Samaj Party, Social Democratic Party of
India and 30 other organisations against the Citizenship Amendment Act and
the police violence against students at various universities across the country, in
relation to anti-CAA protests.
18 December
The Supreme Court of India heard 60 petitions challenging the Act and declined
to stay implementation of CAA. 22 January 2020 was set as the next date of
hearing on the constitutional validity of the act.
A statement "condemning the recent police action and brutalisation of students
at Jamia Millia University and Aligarh Muslim University" was signed by
signatories from more than 1,100 academic institutions across the world.
19 December
3 protesters (2 in Mangalore and 1 in Lucknow) were killed in police firing.[171]
Various administrative authorities imposed bans against public gatherings,
especially in BJP ruled states such as Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh and parts of
Delhi, where the police comes under the BJP-ruled central government. Access
to mobile-based internet was shut down in certain places in Delhi and
Bangalore.[
Internet was suspended in certain regions of Uttar Pradesh including the state
capital, Lucknow where data and text services were restricted till noon of 21
December 2019. Internet services were also suspended in Sambhal, Aligarh,
Mau, Ghaziabad, and Azamgarh districts, as well as Dakshina Kannada district
in Karnataka.
Protest meetings were held defying bans in Delhi's Red Fort and
Bengaluru Tens of thousands of people protested in Hyderabad, Patna,
Chandigarh, Mumbai and other cities. Calls were made on social media
platforms asking people to turn up and protest peacefully.[175]
In Delhi, politicians Yogendra Yadav and Sitaram Yechury along with around
1,200 protesters were detained by the police.
In Delhi, at least 700 flights were delayed and more than 20 cancelled due to
traffic jams caused by police closing roads to stop protests.
In Bengaluru, historian Ramchandra Guha along with several other professors
were detained by the police. According to the police, around 200 protesters had
been detained in Bengaluru.
Curfew was imposed in Mangaluru until 20 December, after violent clashes and
the death of 2 people due to police firing. The police later allegedly forced its
way into the hospital where the 2 victims were brought. UNICEF issued a
statement asking the government to respect children's right of freedom of
expression, peaceful assembly and protest as per the Convention on the Rights
of the Child. In Ahmedabad, during a violent clash in the Shah-e-Alam's
Roza area police used tear gas to defend themselves and counter stone
pelting while trying to disperse a crowd of around 2000 protesters. 90 protesters
including 50 students of the Hyderabad university were detained by Hyderabad
police.
A crowd consisting of thousands of protesters gathered at Moulali in
central Kolkata to peacefully protest against CAA and NRCProtests involving
20,000 protesters concluded peacefully at the August Kranti Maidan at Mumbai
20 December
6 protesters (one each in Meerut, Sambhal, Kanpur and Firozabad and 2
in Bijnor) were killed in separate police firing incidents in UP.
Bhim Army Chief Chandrashekhar Azad conducted a protest march at the Jama
Masjid in Delhi. 21 December
Chandrashekhar Azad was arrested along with 27 people and three FIRs were
registered for certain violent incidents on 20 December at Delhi Gate and
Seemapuri. 1100 academics and academia staff from around the world issued a
joint statement supporting the act. Peaceful protests were conducted in West
Bengal, Assam, Meghalaya, Maharashtra and Delhi.  An all-woman protest was
organized across Assam. A spontaneous protest march, approximately 1.5 km
long occurred in Kolkata.
Clashes were reported during protests near Chennai Central railway station.
1 protester dies and several are injured in clashes at multiple locations in Uttar
Pradesh. Access to the internet is still restricted at many places. In Patna and
other towns of Bihar, supporters of the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) protested at
bus and train stations and blocked roads.
An 18-year-old protester, Amir Hanzla was beaten to death by Hindu
extremists for his role in the protests.
22 December
The Chief Minister of Rajasthan, Ashok Gehlot held a protest march termed the
"Samvidhan Bachao Rally" which was attended by around 300,000 people. The
Karnataka government announced an ex-gratia compensation
of ₹10 lakh (US$14,000) each to the families of the two men killed in violent
protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act in Mangaluru on 19 December.
[
 However, the compensation was withheld on 26 December, impending an
enquiry on the killed men. 23 December
Protests involving 80,000 protesters concluded peacefully in Bangalore.
Dibrugarh police arrested 55 people for involvement in acts of violence in the
district during protests against the Amendment. Unidentified people assaulted
three migrant labourers from West Bengal for allegedly taking part in anti-CAA
protests. An FIR was registered against AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan over
charges of "sharing an objectionable post" on the social media against the act.
31 people were arrested for violence during an anti-CAA protest in Rampur,
Uttar Pradesh.
24 December
Despite widespread ongoing protests, the central government approved the
updation of the National Population Register (NPR) and
allocated ₹3,941.35 crore (US$550 million) for itA German exchange student
at IIT Madras was deported by the Indian authorities for participating in the
CAA protests.
Reports of police vandalising homes, shops and cars and accusing and arresting
protesters of taking part in vandalism emerged from various parts of the state
of Uttar Pradesh.
1,000-1,200 protesters were booked for organising a candle march in Aligarh
Muslim University for violating Section 144. 26 December
In Sambhal, UP, the government sent notices to 26 people for their alleged
involvement in damaging properties during protests and asked them to explain
their position or pay for the loss due to damage of property. The losses to the
property were assessed to be ₹11.66 lakh (US$16,000).
27 December
357 people including 75 women protesting against CAA and police atrocities
were detained by the Delhi police near the UP Bhavan.
28 December
The Indian National Congress, on its foundation day, undertook a flag march in
Mumbai and coined the slogan "Save Bharat-Save Constitution". Similar
marches were held in many parts of the country. In Meerut, U.P. government
demanded ₹25,000 (US$350) each from more than 140 people, a total
of ₹40 lakh (US$56,000) as penalty for damages caused during protests on 20
December.[211]
29 December
The Shaheen Bagh protests, which started on 15 December and was participated
in mainly by house wives and old women with their children, gathered main
stream media attention on 29 December. Despite Delhi experiencing the second
coldest night in the last 100 years, the women protesters sat on an indefinite
protest at Shaheen Bagh, .

LGBT Rights activists protested against the CAA and NRC at the Kolkata Pride
Parade.
Delhi Police arrested street vendors, accusing them of stone pelting and inciting
violence during the Jamia Milia Islamia attacks
Protests were held during New Year's Eve celebrations in Delhi,
Hyderabad,] Bhubaneshwar Mumbai and Kolkata
About 50,000-170,000 people participated in an anti-CAA rally organised by
Muslim organizationsin Kochi. The numbers swelled to 500,000,[  the unusually
large size of the protest causing a complete standstill of traffic throughout the
city.
The UP Police admitted that it had wrongfully accused and arrested poor
innocent people; and releases four minors from jail due to lack of evidence.
More than 100,000 protesters attended a protest march named "Million March"
against the Citizenship Amendment Bill held in Hyderabad. In Bangalore
hundreds of protesters participated in a rally and accused the Modi
government of attempting to divide India on the basis of religion, and
distracting people from the issues of economic slowdown and unemployment in
the country.
5 January
A masked mob, allegedly composed of Hindu extremists from the Akhil
Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad, armed with rods and sticks attacked the campus
of Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi and injured more than 40 students and
teachers. The attack was described as an attempt to suppress student
activism during the Citizenship Amendment Act protests.
6 January
50,000 women held a "all women's rally" in Malegaon, Maharashtra.
7 January
Women in Kolkata started a sit-in protest at the grounds of Park Circus in
Kolkata.
8 January
PM Modi cancelled his visit to Assam, while the CAA protests continue. AASU
had planned huge protests during Modi's visit. Thousands of people joined the
anti-CAA protests at Dibrugarh, Guwahati and other parts of Assam.
9 January
Students of JNU attempted to march towards Rashtrapati Bhavan, the official
residence of the President of India while blocking Janpath. Police detained
around 100 students when the march was blocking Janpath.
The Chief Justice of India dismissed a petition by a lawyer demanding that the
CAA be declared constitutionally valid, stating that "There is anyway a
presumption of constitutionality”.
Asom Jatiyatabadi Yuba Chatra Parishad (AJYCP) along with All Assam
Students’ Union (AASU), the Krishak Mukti Sangram Samiti (KMSS) and 30
other organisations and artist communities organised protests against CAA
in Guwahati. They demanded "corruption-free, foreigner-free, terrorism-free
and pollution-free Assam" from the Chief Minister of Assam, Sarbananda
Sonowal rather then implementation CAA-NRC.
10 January
The Citizenship Amendment Act came into force
The Delhi High Court dismissed a plea to remove the protesters occupying
Shaheen Bagh.[]
11 January
PM Modi visited Kolkata on a two day official visit. Hundreds of people
protested against CAA at the Kolkata airport.
Several parties and student unions launched a protest at the Dorina Crossing at
Esplanade in Kolkata. SFI leader stated that the protests would continue till
Sunday, until PM Modi (who had been visiting the city) was in Kolkata. A
"Tiranga Rally" against the CAA was held in Hyderabad, with thousands of
people displaying the national flag. Police officers were seen caning peaceful
protesters. Pradyot Manikya Debbarma, the royal scion of the Manikya dynasty,
led the largest protest in Tripura as of 11 January 2020 consisting of thousands
of people Debbarma stated that beneficiaries of CAA will not be allowed to
settle in Tripura. He added that the state has already accommodated many
migrants from East Pakistan and further immigration due to CAA will endanger
the threatened indigenous residents of Tripura.
12 January
In Kolkata, the protesters outside the venue of PM Modi's speech were detained
by the police. Thousands of people join the anti CAA protests at Jogeshwari in
Mumbai. Slogans such as "I Am From Gujarat, My Documents Burned in
2002", "No CAA, Boycott NRC, Stop Dividing India, Don't Divide us", "Save
Constitution", were displayed on the banners.
The Indian National Congress demanded the withdrawal of CAA, and stopping
of the process to update NPR. It claimed that the NPR was a 'disguised NRC'.
13 January
The Parliamentary panel on Home Affairs criticized the Delhi Police for the
violent crackdown on Jamia and JNU and asked them not to be harsh
A meeting of 20 opposition parties in Delhi released a statement demanding a
revocation of the CAA and asked all the Chief Ministers who have refused to
implement the NRC in their states to stop the work of updating the National
Population Register, as it is the foundation of NRC.
At Jamia Millia Islamia, several student groups protested outside the office of
Vice-Chancellor Najma Akhtar asking to reschedule the exam dates, filing a
case against Delhi Police and ensuring the safety of students. The VC
announced in the afternoon, that a case will be filed against police on 14
January
14 January
The Kerala government approached the Supreme court to challenge the CAA
under Section 131 of the Constitution and became the first state to do so
Mani Shankar Aiyar of the Indian National Congress joined the anti CAA
protesters at Shaheen Bagh. 5000 women staged a sit-in protest at Mansoor Ali
park in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh. In Mumbai, a group of students attended the
India v/s Australia match at Wankhede stadium and peacefully protested by
wearing T-shirts with the message "No NPR, NO NRC and NO CAA".In
Gujarat, people celebrated Makar Sankranti by flying kites with slogans for and
against CAA.
15 January
More than 200,000 people joined the Anti-CAA protests in Mangalore, where
hundreds of people came in boats carrying Indian flags. Activists Harsh Mander
and former IAS officer Kannan Gopinathan gave speeches during the protests.
The protests ended peacefully with the singing of National anthem.[265]
Women conducted sit-in protests at Patna's Sabzibagh and Kolkata's Park
Circus, Allahabad’s Roshan Bagh, Kanpur's Chaman Ganj, Gaya’s Shanti Bagh
along with Delhi's Shaheen Bagh
A petition was filed in Gujarat High court asking its intervention to allow
citizens to hold Anti-CAA protests in Ahmedabad. The petitioners stated that
the Gujarat Police did not grant them permission for peaceful protests but
granted permission to 62 programmes held by the ruling BJP to support the
CAA. The court asked the police to decide properly on the protesters'
applications. A Delhi court granted bail and released Bhim Army chief
Chandrashekhar Azad aka "Raavan", who had been arrested for his protest in
December against CAA at Jama Masjid, Delhi. Aligarh Muslim University
(AMU) postpones all exams due to the ongoing CAA protests.
16 January
Police in Chennai banned all protests in the city for a period of 15 days. 5
women and 1 man (including a physically disabled person) were detained by the
police for protesting against CAA
17 January
Inspired by the Shaheen Bagh protest, a massive anti-CAA-NRC-NPR protest
was started in Mumbai. Around 10,000 women gathered at the YMCA ground
in Mumbai to protest in the evening. The protest was organised by a Non-
governmental organization named Mumbai Citizen Quorum.
Around 500 women began a sit-in protest at the Clock tower grounds in
Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh.
18 January
Uttar Pradesh police cracked down on the CAA protesters demonstrating near
the Clock Tower in Lucknow and snatched their personal belongings. 19
January
In Delhi, hundreds of protesters joined a protest march holding lighted candles
from Jamia University to Shaheen Bagh.
In Berlin, Germany more than 200 people join the protest march against CAA,
NRC and the JNU attack. The march was led by the Indian diaspora and started
at the Brandenburg Gate and ended at the Indian Embassy.]
A all women protest started on 11 January, outside Konark Mall in Pune,
organized by Kul Jamaat-e-Tanzeem, an umbrella body of several
organisations, reached its ninth day with around 500-600 protesters participating
all throughout the day
. 20 January
Several Labour Party MPs of the UK Parliament discussed concerns regarding
the CAA, in a meeting organised by South Asia Solidarity Group (SASG) and
Ambedkar International Mission (UK) in London.[] The MPs expressed concern
on its implications on human rights and disenfranchisement of the Muslim
community.
21 January
More than 300,000 people join an anti-CAA protest rally
at Kalaburagi in Karnataka.
ed that showed Police chasing and attacking the women protesters with batons
in their attempts to break the protest.
In a unique way of protesting, more than a hundred women protesters at Khureji
Khas in Delhi released 10,000 gas filled black coloured balloons with the
message "No CAA NPR NRC
Police register cases against 160 women for violation of the ban on assembly
and protesting against CAA in Lucknow.
Despite ban on assembly, Home Minister Amit Shah was allowed by the
administration to address a pro CAA public rally at Lucknow. Amit Shah said
that the protesters could continue protesting but the government would not
revoke the CAA.[285]
Various college students' associations had called a complete shutdown of
colleges and universities in the north-east on 22 Jan, asking the Supreme court
to declare CAA as unconstitutional.
22 January
Thousands of students from 9 universities in North-East India boycott classes
and join protest march in the states
of Assam, Nagaland, Meghalaya and Arunachal Pradesh. A 5 kilometer long
procession against CAA was led by CM Mamata Banerjee in Darjeeling, West
Bengal.
Women continued sit-in protests for the third day at the Haj House near Kadru
Over Bridge in Ranchi, Jharkhand. 144 CAA related petitions scheduled for
hearing in the Supreme Court of India were brought up. Chief Justice of
India Sharad A. Bobde had led the three-judge bench.[] The court gave notice to
the government on the petitions and allowed one month to respond in the next
hearing in February.] The Supreme Court also segregated the case of Assam and
Tripura considering the fact of cross-border infiltration and assured of looking
into the matter separately. A fact-finding team consisting of students of various
prominent universities like Banaras Hindu University, Jamia Millia
Islamia and JNU released a report after visiting 15 violence-affected cities in
Uttar Pradesh and accused accused the Uttar Pradesh police of brutality in
dealing with protesters and attacking Muslims. The police was accused of
violating basic principles of fire arms usage by firing above the waist.
While addressing a Pro-CAA public meeting in Lucknow the CM of UP
threatened to charge the protesters with sedition if they raised slogans
demanding Azadi (Freedom) in Uttar Pradesh.
24 January
A statewide shutdown, "Maharashtra Bandh" was organized by Vanchit
Bahujan Aghadi (VBA) across Maharashtra state, to protest against the CAA
and the economic policies of the BJP-led central government, which according
to the organizers "were ruining the country".
Curfew was imposed in Jharkhand's Lohardaga district after a clash and
violence between pro and anti CAA protesters.
25 January
In London, around 2000 people from the Indian diaspora and the Human Rights
organisation conducted a protest march against CAA from the Downing Street
to the Indian High Commission.
More than a thousand women staged a sit-in protest at Frazer Town in
Bangalore for 48 hours.
26 January
More than 300 eminent personalities in India including actor Naseeruddin
Shah, Javed Jaffrey, and film-maker Mira Nair signed and issued an open
statement against the CAA.
On the occasion of Republic Day, protests were held in Delhi,] Mumbai,
Hyderabad, Chicago, and London6-7 million people participated in a human
chain extending from Kasaragod to Kaliyikkavila organized by
the LDF in Kerala.
30 January
A juvenile Hindu fundamentalist opened fire at a protest at the Jamia Milia
Islamia, injuring one student.[308][309][310] The event happened on the 72th
anniversary of the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi, also by a Hindu
fundamentalist. He was arrested and charged with attempted murder.[] The man
shouted slogans of "Jai Shri Ram" (Victory to Lord Rama) and "Delhi Police
Zindabad" (Long live Delhi police).[312]
Bihar Police detained CPI leader Kanhaiya Kumar before he could start his
planned month-long "Jan-Gana-Man Yatra" which was organised
at Champaran on Mahatma Gandhi’s death anniversary.[
Seven protesters who were protesting at the Ghantaghar (Clock Tower) in
Lucknow. They were arrested for taking out a candle march, which UP Police
said was a violation of section 144 of the CrPC which was imposed in the area.
31 January
Leaders from 14 opposition parties, led by the Indian National Congress, wore
black armbands and vacated the front row seats to protest against the new law,
the NRC and the NPR during President Ram Nath Kovind's address to the Joint
Session of the Parliament of India for 2020 budget session. The Leader of the
Opposition in the Rajya Sabha, Ghulam Nabi Azad said that the Union
Government misused the President's office and it was “shameful” that the
government had included the CAA in the President's speech as an achievement.
1 February
After the JMI firing incident on 30 January, another Hindu fundamentalist fired
bullets in the air during the Shaheen Bagh protests. The man chanted the
slogans "Hindu Rashtra Zindabad" (Long live the Hindu Rashtra) Amnesty
International informed US lawmakers that the CAA clearly violates the
Constitution of India and International human rights law and "legitimises
discrimination" on the basis of religion. Thousands of LGBT rights activists
protest raised slogans against the CAA at the Queer Azaadi Pride Parade in
Mumbai.
6 February
In Bidar, a mother and a school principal were arrested after the mother’s
daughter participated in a play against the CAA. 7 February
The Bidar police interrogated 85 school-children studying in classes 4–6 for
participating in an anti-CAA play.
Ahead of the 2020 Delhi Legislative Assembly election, two bike-borne men
allegedly opened fired in the air near an anti-Citizenship Amendment Act
(CAA) protest site in Northeast Delhi's Jafrabad. The police, however,
suspected personal enmity.
8 February
A Muslim BJP councillor in Indore resigned from the party, accusing it of
spreading "politics of hatred".
11 February
Jamia Milia Islamia students staged a march to the Parliament against the CAA
and NRC. The march was stopped by the Delhi police who detained
protesters The police allegedly sexually assaulted the protesters.
16 February
Imran Pratapgarhi, an Indian National Congress politician was
fined ₹1.04 crore (US$146,000) for violating Section 144 by addressing
protestors, participating in an anti-CAA protest in Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh,
and allegedly instigating protesters at the Idgah ground.
17 February
Over 150 prominent citizens including former judges, bureaucrats, army
officers and academicians wrote to President Ram Nath Kovind, claiming that
the anti-CAA protests were based on a false narrative, and urged the centre to
look into the ongoing protests with all seriousness, safeguard the nation's
democratic institutions and take stern action against the people behind them.
Magsaysay Award recipient Sandeep Pandey was arrested by the Lucknow
police for attempting to protest. He was released on bail after being produced in
the District Magistrate's court. 18 February
The Uttar Pradesh government informed the Allahabad High Court that 22 had
been killed in the protests and a total of 883 people had been arrested in
connection with violence during the protests.[
19 February
Secretary-General of the United Nations António Guterres expressed concerns
over the possibility of millions being rendered stateless due to the CAA and
NRC
In Chennai, a confederation of Muslim groups led a massive rally towards
the Secretariat of Tamil Nadu in a demonstration against the CAA. It came a
day after the Madras High Court denied permission to protesters to protest
near the state assembly and press for passage of a resolution against CAA, NRC
and NPR.
20 February
All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen leader and spokesperson Waris
Pathan stoked controversy at a rally in Karnataka’s Gulbarga district by stating
“To those saying we have only put our women at the forefront – only the
lionesses are out and you’re already sweating. Imagine what would happen if
we all came together. We are 15 crore, but that can outweigh 100 crore,
remember that.” The politician withdrew his statement on 23 February, saying
that he had no intentions of hurting the sentiments of any community, after
criticism from both the ruling and opposition parties.
22 February
About 200 Women gathered near the Jaffrabad Metro Station in Delhi at night
protesting against the CAA and NRC. Chief Minister of Maharashtra Uddhav
Thackeray decided to not pass a resolution against the CAA,
making Maharashtra the first UPA-ruled state to decide not to pass a resolution.
23 February
The protest in the Jaffrabad Metro Station continued for the second day. Around
500 people mostly women gathered around the metro station that leads to
closing the entry and exit from the metro station.
24 February 25 February
A shoot-at-sight order was issued in the evening by Delhi Police after the Anti-
CAA and Pro-CAA protests became violent. The Central Board of Secondary
Education postponed board examinations for classes 10 and 12 in northeast
Delhi, in view of ongoing riots in the area. However, exams for the rest of Delhi
and India would be conducted as per schedule.
26 February
The Delhi High Court in an emergency late-night hearing, asked the police to
ensure safe passage for those injured in the North East Delhi riots to the
hospitals. The Delhi High Court asked the police to file First information
reports against various politicians who were involved in making inflammatory
speeches, provoking rioters in North East Delhi
25 February
A shoot-at-sight order was issued in the evening by Delhi Police after the Anti-
CAA and Pro-CAA protests became violent.[345]
The Central Board of Secondary Education postponed board examinations for
classes 10 and 12 in northeast Delhi, in view of ongoing riots in the area.
However, exams for the rest of Delhi and India would be conducted as per
schedule.[346][347]
26 February
The Delhi High Court in an emergency late-night hearing, asked the police to
ensure safe passage for those injured in the North East Delhi riots to the
hospitals. The burnt shops at Shiv Vihar in North East Delhi riots.One
policeman and four protestors were killed and several shops and vehicles were
burnt during a violent protest in Delhi.
13 people were killed in the North East Delhi riots.

The Delhi High Court asked the police to file First information reports against
various politicians who were involved in making inflammatory speeches,
provoking rioters in North East Delhi.
27 February
One day after Delhi High Court judge S. Muralidhar directed Delhi police to file
an FIR against those who had made inflammatory speeches, the President of
India ordered his transfer with the recommendation of Supreme Court of India

3 March
The UN High Commissioner filed an intervention application in the Supreme
Court to be made a party in the case.

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