Anti-CAA protests: Jamia students gather at Mandi House, Section 144 imposed

The students of Jamia Milia Islamia University marched to central Delhi's Mandi House for a protest against Citizenship Amendment Act on Tuesday. Keeping in view the security, section 144 of IPC has been imposed in the area as the permission to hold the protest was denied by the authorities.

Three companies of Delhi Police and two of CRPF have been deployed in the area.

Delhi: Protesters gather at Mandi House to protest against #CitizenshipAmendmentAct. Section 144 has been imposed in the area. pic.twitter.com/ZDVZtIxwiJ

— ANI (@ANI) December 24, 2019

Meanwhile, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is holding a rally in Kolkata against the citizenship law. The rally will move from Swami Vivekananda residence to Gandhi Bhawan in the capital of the state.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee leads a protest march against #CitizenshipAmendmentAct and #NationalRegisterofCitizens , in Kolkata pic.twitter.com/ImfOWXa8Uv

— ANI (@ANI) December 24, 2019

In related news, a German student studying in IIT-Madras who is protesting against the citizenship law has been reportedly asked by the government to leave India.

Congress MP Shashi Tharoor, while quoting a report on Twitter, called for the withdrawal of the expulsion.

This is dismaying. We used to be a proud democracy, an example to the world: https://t.co/M1MU3CyJVT No democracy punishes freedom of expression. I call on @DrRPNishank to instruct @iitmadras to withdraw the expulsion & allow India to hold its head high in the academic world.

— Shashi Tharoor (@ShashiTharoor) December 24, 2019

The controversial law promises citizenship to "illegal immigrants" belonging to minority communities from Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Bangladesh who fled religious persecution in the three countries. 

While critics say that the law is against the secular nature of the Indian Constitution and clubbed with the NRC may be misused to strip away some Muslims' citizenship in the country. 

The BJP, however, has argued that the law has nothing to do with India's Muslims and only helps those who fled religious persecution in the neighbouring countries.