Home Minister to chair high-level security meet amid violent CAA protests; Cong huddles

Amid rampant violent protests against amended Citizenship Act, Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday is set to chair a high-level meeting to review security situation, according to sources. Sources report that NSA Ajit Doval, MoS for Home G Kishan Reddy and Union Home Secretary Ajay Kumar Bhalla are expected to attend meeting. Moreover, Home Secretary has already contacted UP DGP to reportedly collect information on spat of violence in Luckw.

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Congress core group meet

Meanwhile, Congress core group is currently attending a meeting at Sonia Gandhi's residence on current situation in Delhi, as per sources. Senior Congress leaders Ahmad Patel, RPN Singh, Jyotiraditya Scindia, Deepender Hooda, Anand Sharma, Ghulami Nabi Azad are allegedly present at meeting. Congress has been scheduling several protests in New Delhi since pass of act.

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Luckw protests turn violent

Earlier in day, Luckw police used  tear gas and batons on anti-CAA protestors when vehicles parked outside a police post were set ablaze and stone-pelting occurred, according to PTI. About 20 people have been taken into custody, said police officials. Clashes have also been reported from Hussainabad, Daliganj and Teele Wali Masjid and Chhota Imambara. A state transport bus too was set ablaze in Sambhal while a media OB van was set ablaze in Hazratganj.

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Anti-CAA protests

protests against CAA which began in Assam has w spread throughout country. Violent protests have been witnessed in Assam where 4 people have died, West Bengal where numerous public property damd and internet snapped in places, Delhi where buses were burnt and Jamia  Millia students were attacked by Delhi police and currently experiencing internet shut down in several places. Hundreds have been detained in all se states. 

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Protests have also spread to Karnataka, Gujarat, UP, Bihar, Chennai, Mumbai, Bhopal, Jammu, Kerala. Major breakdown of law and order has been witnessed in se places, where police have resorted to lathi-charge, imposed section 144 in select areas and detaining hundreds of protestors. protest is against amended Citizenship Act which amends Citizenship Act 1955 to make refugees who are Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, Parsis and Christians from Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan, eligible for citizenship.