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Photos: Section 144 imposed, violent crackdown on CAA protests across India

Simultaneous protests raged in multiple cities on Thursday with thousands-strong crowds of students, activists and others defying prohibitory orders to voice their dissent against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), resulting in violence in parts of UP and Bihar and detention of hundreds across the country. Authorities resorted to barricading and clampdown on mobile services, including an unprecedented one in the national capital, while protesters also faced tear gas shelling and police batons at some places including in Uttar Pradesh where incidents of arson and stone pelting gave the protests a violent colour.

Updated on: Dec 19, 2019 8:39 PM IST
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People are detained as Section 144 is imposed during a protest against Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and the violent crackdown of police forces on university students protesting against CAA, at Red Fort, in Delhi. Protests erupted across the country after Delhi Police beat up the students of Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) who were participating in a protest march against CAA from their campus to parliament on Sunday, December 15. (Biplov Bhuyan / HT Photo) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
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People are detained as Section 144 is imposed during a protest against Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and the violent crackdown of police forces on university students protesting against CAA, at Red Fort, in Delhi. Protests erupted across the country after Delhi Police beat up the students of Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) who were participating in a protest march against CAA from their campus to parliament on Sunday, December 15. (Biplov Bhuyan / HT Photo)

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A protester holds a placard with caricatures of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah during a protest march from Mandi House to Jantar Mantar. Ever since the Modi-led NDA government has come to power, Shah has been devising ways to get rid of ‘illegal immigrants.’ For this purpose, the CAA came into being. However, the Act is discriminatory as it excludes Muslims from the list of minorities that will be assimilated in India. (Amal KS / HT Photo) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
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A protester holds a placard with caricatures of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah during a protest march from Mandi House to Jantar Mantar. Ever since the Modi-led NDA government has come to power, Shah has been devising ways to get rid of ‘illegal immigrants.’ For this purpose, the CAA came into being. However, the Act is discriminatory as it excludes Muslims from the list of minorities that will be assimilated in India. (Amal KS / HT Photo)

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A police personnel escorts a man injured in a baton charge during a protest against CAA in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Police detained several hundred protesters in some of the country’s biggest cities as they defied the imposition of Section 144, which places a ban on assembly. Authorities had imposed this section to stop widespread demonstrations. “We had not given permission for this protest. We dispersed them to maintain law and order,” a police official said. (Ajit Solanki / AP) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
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A police personnel escorts a man injured in a baton charge during a protest against CAA in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Police detained several hundred protesters in some of the country’s biggest cities as they defied the imposition of Section 144, which places a ban on assembly. Authorities had imposed this section to stop widespread demonstrations. “We had not given permission for this protest. We dispersed them to maintain law and order,” a police official said. (Ajit Solanki / AP)

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Members of Jammu and Kashmir Youth congress party clash with police during a protest against Delhi police action on students of JMI and CAA, in Jammu. Internet and text messaging services were suspended by government order in parts of New Delhi, widening a communications clampdown in restive areas stretching from disputed Kashmir to the northeast. The outage affecting services provided by Vodafone Idea and Bharti Airtel resumed around 1 pm after a four-hour outage. (Alok Pathania / ANI) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
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Members of Jammu and Kashmir Youth congress party clash with police during a protest against Delhi police action on students of JMI and CAA, in Jammu. Internet and text messaging services were suspended by government order in parts of New Delhi, widening a communications clampdown in restive areas stretching from disputed Kashmir to the northeast. The outage affecting services provided by Vodafone Idea and Bharti Airtel resumed around 1 pm after a four-hour outage. (Alok Pathania / ANI)

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Mandi House Metro station is shut to prevent people from participating in the protest. Entry and exit gates of at least 19 Delhi Metro stations were shut while barricades were erected in large parts of south, east and north Delhi to check movement of protesters, triggering massive traffic snarls in large parts of the city. Notwithstanding this, people turned up in large numbers and marched from Mandi House towards Jantar Mantar. (Amal KS / HT Photo) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
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Mandi House Metro station is shut to prevent people from participating in the protest. Entry and exit gates of at least 19 Delhi Metro stations were shut while barricades were erected in large parts of south, east and north Delhi to check movement of protesters, triggering massive traffic snarls in large parts of the city. Notwithstanding this, people turned up in large numbers and marched from Mandi House towards Jantar Mantar. (Amal KS / HT Photo)

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Protesters at Jantar Mantar resorted to ‘Gandhigiri’, offering roses to security personnel. Sandeep Dhiman, a protester, said, “They can lathicharge us as much as they want, we will still offer them roses. Love in return for hatred. We are ready to face their tear gas and water canons.” At the site of the protest, help desks were set up by volunteers while stationary was being provided to write fresh posters. (Raj K Raj / HT Photo) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
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Protesters at Jantar Mantar resorted to ‘Gandhigiri’, offering roses to security personnel. Sandeep Dhiman, a protester, said, “They can lathicharge us as much as they want, we will still offer them roses. Love in return for hatred. We are ready to face their tear gas and water canons.” At the site of the protest, help desks were set up by volunteers while stationary was being provided to write fresh posters. (Raj K Raj / HT Photo)

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In Maharashtra, the Congress, NCP and various other parties came together under a front called ‘Hum Bharat Ke Log’ for a protest rally at Mumbai’s August Kranti Maidan, the place where in 1942 Mahatma Gandhi told the then British rulers to quit India. Noted freedom fighter G G Parikh, 94, who participated in the Quit India movement in 1942, was present at the Maidan. However, Maharashtra’s ruling alliance partner Shiv Sena did not participate. (Satish Bate / HT Photo) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
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In Maharashtra, the Congress, NCP and various other parties came together under a front called ‘Hum Bharat Ke Log’ for a protest rally at Mumbai’s August Kranti Maidan, the place where in 1942 Mahatma Gandhi told the then British rulers to quit India. Noted freedom fighter G G Parikh, 94, who participated in the Quit India movement in 1942, was present at the Maidan. However, Maharashtra’s ruling alliance partner Shiv Sena did not participate. (Satish Bate / HT Photo)

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A vehicle torched allegedly by protesters during a demonstration against CAA at Madeyganj in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. Police fired tear-gas shells in the area as protesters smashed vehicles parked outside a police post. About 20 people were taken into custody. Internet services remained suspended for at least part of the day at various places, including Aligarh, Sambhal, Mau and Azamgarh districts. CM Yogi Adityanath said the government will make those who damaged property pay for it. (Nand Kumar / PTI) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
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A vehicle torched allegedly by protesters during a demonstration against CAA at Madeyganj in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. Police fired tear-gas shells in the area as protesters smashed vehicles parked outside a police post. About 20 people were taken into custody. Internet services remained suspended for at least part of the day at various places, including Aligarh, Sambhal, Mau and Azamgarh districts. CM Yogi Adityanath said the government will make those who damaged property pay for it. (Nand Kumar / PTI)

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A protester raises slogans after being detained by police for defying imposition of Section 144 during an anti-CAA protest rally in Bengaluru, Karnataka. The police detained one of the country’s most respected historians and intellectuals, Ramachandra Guha during the demonstration in the city. “I am protesting non-violently, but look they are stopping us,” said Guha before being surrounded by police at the demonstration. (Shailendra Bhojak / PTI) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
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A protester raises slogans after being detained by police for defying imposition of Section 144 during an anti-CAA protest rally in Bengaluru, Karnataka. The police detained one of the country’s most respected historians and intellectuals, Ramachandra Guha during the demonstration in the city. “I am protesting non-violently, but look they are stopping us,” said Guha before being surrounded by police at the demonstration. (Shailendra Bhojak / PTI)

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A protester shouts slogans after being detained by police in Hyderabad, Telangana. Police detained around 50 people protesting outside the Charminar for protesting against CAA and National Register of Citizens (NRC). “In the entire south zone, rallies and processions in favour of or in opposition won’t be allowed. No organisation has been given any permission to organise a protest,” said Avinash Mohanty, DCP South. (Mahesh Kumar A. / AP) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
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A protester shouts slogans after being detained by police in Hyderabad, Telangana. Police detained around 50 people protesting outside the Charminar for protesting against CAA and National Register of Citizens (NRC). “In the entire south zone, rallies and processions in favour of or in opposition won’t be allowed. No organisation has been given any permission to organise a protest,” said Avinash Mohanty, DCP South. (Mahesh Kumar A. / AP)

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Muslims offer prayers during the protest in Delhi. At the Jantar Mantar protest site, a human chain was formed to make space for a group of Muslim protesters to offer ‘namaaz’. “We respect every religion, the government wants to divide us while there is no division in our hearts,” said Rajeeb Das, one of the protester leading the human chain formation. At another protest site near Red Fort, a group of Muslim protesters offered namaz. (Danish Siddiqui / REUTERS) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
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Muslims offer prayers during the protest in Delhi. At the Jantar Mantar protest site, a human chain was formed to make space for a group of Muslim protesters to offer ‘namaaz’. “We respect every religion, the government wants to divide us while there is no division in our hearts,” said Rajeeb Das, one of the protester leading the human chain formation. At another protest site near Red Fort, a group of Muslim protesters offered namaz. (Danish Siddiqui / REUTERS)

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Swaraj India leader Yogendra Yadav, who arrived to participate in the protest outside Red Fort, is detained by Delhi Police. “India today has the ignominy of being the largest internet shutdown in the world. It is unacceptable. Metro stations were closed. This is worse than what we saw during the Emergency. The manner in which they are dealing with democratic protests is unacceptable,” CPI(M) leader Sitaram Yechury, who has also been detained, said. (Biplov Bhuyan / HT Photo) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
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Swaraj India leader Yogendra Yadav, who arrived to participate in the protest outside Red Fort, is detained by Delhi Police. “India today has the ignominy of being the largest internet shutdown in the world. It is unacceptable. Metro stations were closed. This is worse than what we saw during the Emergency. The manner in which they are dealing with democratic protests is unacceptable,” CPI(M) leader Sitaram Yechury, who has also been detained, said. (Biplov Bhuyan / HT Photo)

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Thousands of people belonging to the Left parties, lawyers fraternity, CIPU, People’s Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL), civil society, teachers, professors and many other organisations came together to take out a massive protest march against the CAA in Jaipur, Rajasthan. The march, which started from Khasa Kothi in Jaipur culminated at the district collectorate, where slogans were raised asking the government to rollback the law. (Himanshu Vyas / HT Photo) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
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Thousands of people belonging to the Left parties, lawyers fraternity, CIPU, People’s Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL), civil society, teachers, professors and many other organisations came together to take out a massive protest march against the CAA in Jaipur, Rajasthan. The march, which started from Khasa Kothi in Jaipur culminated at the district collectorate, where slogans were raised asking the government to rollback the law. (Himanshu Vyas / HT Photo)

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Activists of the LGBTQ community walk in a rally demanding the withdrawal of the CAA and NRC in Kolkata, West Bengal. CM Mamata Banerjee demanded a referendum by an “impartial organisation” like United Nation to see how many people were in favour of CAA. “Let there be an impartial organisation like United Nations or National Human Rights Commission hold a referendum to see how many people are in favour or against Citizenship Amendment Act”, she said. (Bikas Das / AP) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
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Activists of the LGBTQ community walk in a rally demanding the withdrawal of the CAA and NRC in Kolkata, West Bengal. CM Mamata Banerjee demanded a referendum by an “impartial organisation” like United Nation to see how many people were in favour of CAA. “Let there be an impartial organisation like United Nations or National Human Rights Commission hold a referendum to see how many people are in favour or against Citizenship Amendment Act”, she said. (Bikas Das / AP)

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A protester holds a placard at Jantar Mantar. The CAA grants speedier citizenship to non-Muslim refugees from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan if they had to leave their respective countries due to religious persecution. This law goes against the secular fabric of India, as enshrined in the constitution. (Manvender Vashist / PTI) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
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A protester holds a placard at Jantar Mantar. The CAA grants speedier citizenship to non-Muslim refugees from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan if they had to leave their respective countries due to religious persecution. This law goes against the secular fabric of India, as enshrined in the constitution. (Manvender Vashist / PTI)

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CPI leader Kanhaiya Kumar addresses the audience during Bihar Bandh called by Left parties to protest against CAA and NRC, at Dak Bungalow Square, in Patna, Bihar. Kumar took to the streets and lashed out at the central government. Jan Adhikar Party chief Pappu Yadav raised “Azadi” slogans. Protesters called the bandh a “complete success”. (Parwaz Khan / HT Photo) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
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CPI leader Kanhaiya Kumar addresses the audience during Bihar Bandh called by Left parties to protest against CAA and NRC, at Dak Bungalow Square, in Patna, Bihar. Kumar took to the streets and lashed out at the central government. Jan Adhikar Party chief Pappu Yadav raised “Azadi” slogans. Protesters called the bandh a “complete success”. (Parwaz Khan / HT Photo)

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