Thousands of RJD supporters fanned out across Bihar on Saturday, disrupting rail and road traffic while trying to enforce a statewide shutdown in protest against the new citizenship law and the proposed NRC, reported news agency PTI.
In the state capital, hundreds of party supporters – among whom children could also be seen – stormed railway stations and bus stands carrying sticks and party flags but they were chased away by police personnel.
In Bihar’s Nawada, bandh supporters staged a demonstration on national highway 31 Where they burnt tires on the road causing disruption in the movement of vehicles while agitators protested at Zero Mile Chowk in Muzaffarpur.
There were reports of bandh supporters squatting on railway tracks in Araria and East Champaran districts.Additional Director General of Police (Headquarters) Jitendra Kumar said, “Adequate forces have been deployed in all districts of the state and officials concerned were asked to deal sternly with anyone trying to foment trouble.”
The Bihar bandh called by the main opposition party comes barely two days after a statewide shutdown was organized by the Left parties.
The RJD, after initially scheduling the bandh on December 29, had advanced the shutdown by a day in view of police recruitment tests on Sunday.On Friday night, RJD activists led by leader of the opposition Tejashwi Yadav had taken out a march in the city holding aloft burning torches to garner support for the bandh, which they termed as “an attempt to save the constitution from the assaults by the Narendra Modi-led government at the Center “, reported PTI.
” It will be a peaceful protest. But if the state police indulges in any high-handedness, there would be a backlash “, Mr Yadav was quoted as saying by PTI.
Citizenship Amendment Act Protests: Mayawati asks Center to give up its “stubborn stand” on the citizenship law
BSP president Mayawati on Saturday asked the Center to give up its “stubborn stand” on the new citizenship law and NRC and withdraw its decisions .
“Now that voices opposed to the CAA and NRC have started coming from within the NDA, the central government should give up its stubborn stand and withdraw its decisions, “she said in a tweet in Hindi.
” Also, it is an appeal to protesters to expr ess their opposition in a peaceful manner, “the Bahujan Samaj Party chief added.
Citizenship Act Protest: Meghalaya mobile internet ban lifted after a week
Meghalaya mobile internet ban lifted after a week
Meghalaya internet ban was imposed on th December after violent protests in Shillong.
Ban has been lifted after a week.
Night curfew however still continues in parts of Shillong.**********************
**************************Citizenship Amendment Act Protests: “No to NCR as well as NPR.” , “tweets Kerala’s finance minister Thomas Isaac
” Kerala Government orders that all activities related to preparation National Population Register were stayed in the state with immediate effect. All earlier notifications in this regard stand stayed. No to NCR as well as NPR, “tweets Kerala’s finance minister Thomas Isaac.
Kerala Government orders that all activities related to preparation National Population Register were stayed in the state with immediate effect. All earlier notifications in this regard stand stayed. No to NCR as well as NPR. – Thomas Isaac (@drthomasisaac) (December) , ********************************
BREAKING: CAA Protests:people arrested for Daryaganj violence, charged with rioting and using force to deter policemen from doing duty, say police: news agency PTI
people arrested for Daryaganj violence , charged with rioting and using force to deter policemen from doing duty, say police: news agency PTI
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Citizenship Act Protest: Shashi Tharoor to lead protest rally in Kerala
“My first event this morning: leading an @inckerala #IndiaAgainstCAA_NRC protest rally in Kozhikode. All welcome, “wrote Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Twitter.
My first event this morning: leading an @ inckerala
# IndiaAgainstCAA_NRCprotest rally in Kozhikode. All welcome! (Replaces an earlier post which sought to depict not the territory but the people of India, in whose name we would be speaking. No wish2feed BJP trolls more fodder.)
pic.twitter.com/Qxtb8akRkH– Shashi Tharoor (@ShashiTharoor) December 23,********************
CAA Protests: Protestors gathered outside Delhi Police headquarters
A number of protesters gathered outside the Delhi Police headquarters in the national capital on Friday night to demand the release of around people who were detained in clashes that broke out during an agitation against the Citizenship Amendment Act in Daryaganj area that afternoon.
Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad, who had escaped from the polic e custody on Friday, was again detained early this morning.
Eight of those detained by the police were minors aged between and years . Police said they will only be released, provided their parents come to collect them. Six minors have been released so far. Doctors told NDTV that their hands were swollen, and a child with a head injury had to be sent to the Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan Hospital for treatment.****************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************** (******************************************************************************************************************************************************** (Read More)
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