Centre faces NCP, Shiv Sena fire over Jamia police action, CAA

New allies NCP and Shiv Sena on Monday blasted BJP-led government at Centre over police action against students of Delhi's Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) and amended Citizenship Act as NDA le party came under increasing criticism over new law.

Criticising Centre over police crackdown on those protesting Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) in Delhi, NCP said such "muzzling" of voices was unfortunate and asked Modi government to re-think over new law given opposition to it. Shar Pawar-led party said role of police comes under scanner when peaceful protests turn violent.

Delhi-based JMI university h turned into a battlefield on Sunday as police entered campus and also used force following protest against CAA, which led to violence and arson. police action triggered a wave of protests throughout country on Monday with demonstrations in campuses of several educational institutes, including in Hyderab, Luckw, Mumbai and Kolkata.

morning after violence broke out in national capital, thousands of students across India took to streets demanding a probe into use of teargas inside Jamia library as well as police entering campus without permission from university authorities.

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Govt should re-think on CAA

NCP chief spokesperson Nawab Malik said videos were circulating on social media which purportedly showed some policemen torching a vehicle. He, however, did t specify location where vehicle was torched.

"It has to be probed about how violence was stoked. police's role comes under scanner when peaceful protests turn violent," Malik said. He said BJP "does t understand" that people have to be taken into confidence while running a government.

" government should re-think on this, respecting sentiments of people, or else matter is before judiciary," he said.NCP spokesman Sanjay Tatkare also expressed a similar view.

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"It is unfortunate that central government is muzzling protests. y should democratically allow protests. We urge that government re-think on CAA as so many people are against it countrywide," he said. Tatkare ted that parties like Asom Gana Parish, a BJP ally, were also opposing new law after supporting it earlier.

"It is n pretty evident that public pressure is so much that se parties are having re-think on it ( CAA). So, government should also re-think on it," he said.

Shiv Sena attacks BJP

Meanwhile, Shiv Sena, a former ally of BJP which h supported Citizenship (Amendment) Bill (CAB) in Lok Sabha last week, accused NDA government of stifling voices of people.

" BJP has habit of imposing decisions on people of country like it h imposed demonetisation, GST and or decisions on m," Shiv Sena spokesperson Manisha Kayande told PTI over phone.

She alleged it was BJP's style of functioning that it does t answer questions people raise and ded Sena's queries in connection with CAB, too, were t replied.

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"y are stifling voices. y muzzled voices during Aarey protest (in Mumbai) too... protests are on across country w (over CAA). It is ir style of functioning y do t take people into confidence," Kayande ded.

Kayande was referring to protests by citizens and environmentalists against cutting of trees for a Metro crashed in Aarey Colony, a green belt in suburban Goregaon.

NCP and Sena are part of new Maha Vikas Aghi government in Maharashtra in which Congress is also a key constituent.

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