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Offline TomSea

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Citizenship Amendment Act: India PM Modi appeals for calm as protests grow

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi has appealed for calm as violent protests against a new law on illegal migrants entered a fifth day.

Large demonstrations are taking place in the capital Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad and Kolkata (formerly Calcutta).

Monday's protests came a day after clashes between police and protesters in Delhi left at least 50 injured.

Read more at: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-50805092

When strife strikes India, they have so very many people, things can get out of hand quickly. A situation to watch.

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Re: Citizenship Amendment Act: India PM Modi appeals for calm as protests grow
« Reply #1 on: December 16, 2019, 05:03:30 pm »
Here, FTA, is what the protest is about:

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Protesters are angry at a law entitling citizenship to some non-Muslim migrants from three Muslim-majority countries.

But people are divided on why they have taken to the streets. Some critics say the law is anti-Muslim, while others - especially in border regions - fear large-scale migration.