Delhi: Jamia's Alumni Association participates in candlelight march against CAA, NRC, NPR

Amid unrest over Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) across country, Alumni Association of Jamia Millia Islamia (AAJMI) on Wednesday, January 1, participated in a candlelight march at Jamia Nagar in Delhi against CAA, National Register of Citizens (NRC) and National Population Register (NPR).

Several protesters took to streets from association gate to Jamia Millia Islamia University's gate number 7. As per reports, y were holding candles and singing patriotic songs.

According to Vice President of AAJMI, Faraz, y support students who are protesting against Act. "We will keep protesting until government take any action in our support. Centre should pass some resolution in Act if y want us to end our protest." 

Protests against CAA

mood in capital has been tense since buses and police vehicles were set ablaze in an outbreak of violence near Jamia Millia Islamia University two weeks ago. police had claimed that protesters torched DTC buses and a fire tender was damd. However, students claimed that police baton-charged m when y were holding a peaceful protest.

In early hours of Monday, 50 students were released by police from Kalkaji police station and New Friends Colony police station. 

Several violent protests have been erupting across Assam, West Bengal, Delhi and Uttar Pradesh against newly amended Citizenship Act, followed by Jamia violence. Along with it, students across country std protests in solidarity. anti-CAA movement has spread to more places like Mumbai, Chennai, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, Pondicherry, Patna and so on. 

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Citizenship Act was passed in Lok Sabha on December 9 and n by Rajya Sabha on December 11. Act seeks to grant Indian citizenship to n-Muslim refugees from Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Afghanistan.

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Through this bill, Indian citizenship will be provided to members of Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist, Jain, Parsi and Christian communities, who have come from three countries to India till December 31, 2014, and put an end to m being treated as illegal immigrants in country. 

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(WITH ANI INPUTS)