Published 20:51 IST, December 18th 2019

Minority rights body calls for Ahmedabad bandh on Dec 19

A minority rights' outfit on Wednesday gave a call for Ahmedabad bandh on December 19 against the new citizenship law and NRC exercise. Shamshad Pathan of the "Alp-Sankhyak Adhikar Manch" said that traders and shopkeepers from Vadodara, Godhra and Lunawada would also join the day-long shutdown on Thursday.

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A mirity rights' outfit on Wednesday gave a call for Ahmedab bandh on December 19 against new citizenship law and NRC exercise. Shamsh Pathan of "Alp-Sankhyak hikar Manch" said that trers and shopkeepers from Vodara, Godhra and Lunawa would also join day-long shutdown on Thursday.

Dalit leer and Independent MLA Jignesh Mevani said copies of Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) will be burnt in 50 vills under his constituency Vgam in Banaskantha district on Thursday. Protests have broken out across country, including in some universities, against amended act, which seeks to provide citizenship to persecuted n-Muslim immigrants from Pakistan, Afghanistan and Banglesh who came to India till December 31, 2014.

20:49 IST, December 18th 2019