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Protests Against “Anti-Muslim” Citizenship Bill Sweep India

HeadlineDec 17, 2019

In India, protests against the controversial Citizenship Amendment Bill have spread to over a dozen cities, with the Indian government deploying troops, imposing curfews and shutting down internet access in an effort to stifle the growing protests. Many have denounced the citizenship bill as a major step toward the official marginalization of India’s 200 million Muslims. It provides a path to citizenship for immigrants from Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan — unless they are Muslim. Security forces have clashed with students and shot dead protesters. This is India’s opposition Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi.

Priyanka Gandhi: “The government has attacked students by entering universities, so we will fight for the Constitution. We’ve said it time and again, that we will fight against the government.”

We’ll go to New Delhi for more on the protests in India after headlines.

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