Controversial citizenship law sparks violent protests in India
Proponents of the amendment say it will grant sanctuary to those fleeing religious persecution, while critics argue it is anti-Muslim and unconstitutional. A number of human rights activists and lawyers have already begun the process of challenging the constitutionality of the Citizenship Act in courts, saying the amendment seeks to enshrine religious discrimination into law and de-legitimize Muslim citizenship in a predominately Hindu country.
The violence triggered solidarity protests at dozens of college campuses across the country on Monday. Students and school officials are calling for a judicial inquiry into the incident. Arguably the fiercest opposition to the new law has been seen in India's northeastern state of Assam, where people fear that an influx of non-Muslim migrants from nearby Bangladesh will change the demographics of their state and dilute the Assamese identity and culture. At least five people have been killed during protests in Assam over the past week.
People shout slogans during a protest rally against the Indian government's Citizenship Amendment Act in Gauhati, India, on Dec. 17, 2019. The new law provides a path to citizenship for non-Muslim migrants who entered the country illegally from several neighboring countries.
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The new Citizen law is to allow the religions in minorities line Hindus,Christians,Jews, Buddhists etc. to apply for Indian citizenship. The fact is that Countries like Pakistan and Bangladesh are Muslim dominated countries. Muslims aren’t in minorities they aren’t included.
Haha. Just like American Democrat’s laws are doing
excluding a group, that has ramifications
Go to usa
India doesn’t want violent extremists. What’s the problem?
well that seems kind of racist and xenophobic..... right?
Why don’t they want more DIVERSITY? Don’t they want the strengths that other nations are experiencing
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