Delhi: Anti-CAA protest erupts in Seelampur area, takes a violent turn

An Anti-Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) protest erupted in East Delhi's Seelampur area on Tuesday, December 17, and took a violent turn. According to police sources, the protesters gathered at around 1.15 pm and marched towards Seelampur. The sources further stated that initially, the protests were peaceful, however, it took a violent turn, forcing the police to use tear gas shells to disperse the protesters. The protests in Seelampur comes two days after clashes erupted between the police and protesters in Jamia Millia Islamia University. 

Security tightened

Further, reports stated that the police closed all the vehicular movements on the 66 feet Road which connects Seelampur with Jafrabad. Along with it, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has also ordered to shut the entry and exit gates of five metro stations in the area. The corporation took to Twitter and gave a security update saying, "Entry and exit gates of Welcome, Jaffrabad, Maujpur-Babarpur, Seelampur and Gokulpuri are closed. Trains won't be halting at these stations." 

 Read: Senior Congress leaders condemn violent protests at Jamia University against CAA

Priyanka Chaturvedi's tweet

Shiv Sena leader Priyanka Chaturvedi took to Twitter on Tuesday and called the Anti-CAA protests as 'Violent disobedience of democracy'. 

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About CAA

The CAA seeks to grant Indian citizenship to non-Muslim refugees from Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Afghanistan. Through this bill, Indian citizenship will be provided to the members of Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist, Jain, Parsi and Christian communities, who have come from the three countries to India till December 31, 2014, to put an end to them being treated as illegal immigrants in the country. The Act was passed by the Lower House of the Parliament earlier this year but lapsed with the term of the previous Lok Sabha during the first term of the PM Narendra Modi government in the Centre. 

Read: AASU stages Satyagraha against CAA, over 1000 protesters detained in Guwahati

(with ANI inputs)