Anti-CAA Protests Across India, Hundreds Detained; Chaos At Delhi's Mandi House
Chaos ensued at Delhi's Mandi House, where protestors were detained and herded away in buses, including several citizens who were not part of the demonstration.Challenging prohibitory orders, protestors in several cities across the country are out on the streets against #CAA_NRC legislations terming them anti-people and unconstitutional. Hundreds of protestors have been arrested.
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GoNews' @ojhaanjali reports from #Delhi's #MandiHouse area where in the chaos of rounding up #antiCAAprotestors, several bystanders and office-goers were herded into buses@DelhiPolice #DelhiPolice #CAA_NRC
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Earlier, protesters defied Section144 imposed in the Red Fort area. Several metro stations have been closed and barricades placed on the city borders, leading to kilometre-long traffic jams.
In light of growing protests against the CAA, UP and Karnataka governments have banned large gatherings under Section 144. The administration has cautioned people not to gather for protests. Protestors have been detained in several cities, including Delhi, Bengaluru and Hyderabad. Ahead of being detained in Bengaluru, historian Ramchandra Guha slammed the police saying they were “acting at the behest of the Centre".An assembly of protesters gathered to protest against the amended #CitizenshipAct on Thursday, defying CrPC #section144 imposed by #DelhiPolice in #RedFort area.#IndiaAgainstCAA pic.twitter.com/8ivtABFqPm
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Swaraj India president Yogendra Yadav who gathered near the Red Fort was also detained.Ahead of being detained in #Bengaluru, historian @Ram_Guha, slammed the #police saying they were “acting at the behest of the Centre"#section144 #CAAprotest
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I have just been detained from Lal Qila. About a thousand protesters already detained. Thousands on the way.
— Yogendra Yadav (@_YogendraYadav) December 19, 2019
Am told we are being taken to Bawana.
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