German student asked to leave India after engaging in anti-CAA protests in Chennai

On Tuesday, a 24-year-old German exchange student claimed that Indian Immigration authorities asked him to leave country after he took part in anti-Citizenship Amendment Act protests in country. Jakob Lindenthal who had come to India to pursue a master’s degree in physics legally violated  conditions of his student visa due to his “political activities outside campus”. German was a part of two rallies in Chennai against CAA where he held banners and signs which compared Indian situation after passing of CAA to Nazi Germany.  

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'Wasn't exploiting my student visa'

Lindenthal in Chennai rally was photographed holding a sign which read, “1933-1945 We have been re” which went viral over social media. When Lindenthal was summoned by  Immigration authorities, he was asked by authorities to express his dissent and views on issue. Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2019 seeks to grant Indian citizenship to members of Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist, Jain, Parsi and Christian communities, who have come from Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Afghanistan to India till December 31, 2014, after escaping persecution in ocratic Muslim states.  

“I think body can claim that I was just re to exploit my student visa to go on anti-government demonstrations and harm country’s integrity or something. But that was how y presented it to me,” said Lindenthal, who spoke to Reuters from New Delhi. 

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Complaint Filed Against Sonia, Priyanka, Ors For Provocative Speeches Against CAA

Meanwhile, a complaint has been filed against Congress interim President Sonia Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and ors for delivering provocative speeches against new Citizenship law. complaint was filed by advocate Pradeep Gupta in  Chief Judicial Magistrate's (CJM) court in Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh.  complaint also includes names of All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi and journalist Ravish Kumar.  UP court admitted complaint and has listed matter for hearing on January 24. 

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