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{{short description|Ongoing protests in Uttar Pradesh in India}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=January 2020}}
{{Main|Citizenship Amendment Act protests}}
{{Infobox protest
|place=[[Uttar Pradesh]], Delhi, India
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|partof=[[Citizenship Amendment Act protests]]
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|date= 15 December 2019 – 15 March 2020
|causes=Passage of the [[Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019]] and the following [[2019 Jamia Milia Islamia attack|police intervention at Jamia Milia Islamia]]
|status=Ended
|goals= Pressurize Government to roll back CAA and not to implement NRC-NPR in the country.
|leadfigures1=''Non-centralized leadership''
|methods=[[Protest]], [[sit-in]], [[Demonstration (political)|demonstrations]], [[civil disobedience]], [[hunger strike]], [[slogan]], [[public lecture]], [[public debate]], [[protest art]]
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|arrests= 1246
|detentions= 5558
|fatalities= 23
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'''CAA protests in Uttar Pradesh''' was a [[Citizenship Amendment Act protests|protest]] that began in response to the passage of the [[Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019|Citizenship (Amendment) Act]] (CAA) in both houses of [[Parliament of India|Parliament]] on 11 December 2019. and the police intervention against students at [[Jamia Millia Islamia]] who were opposing law which gives priority to Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, Parsis and Christians resident in India before 2014, but excludes Muslims, including minority sects.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-12-13|title=New citizenship law in India 'fundamentally discriminatory': UN human rights office|url=https://news.un.org/en/story/2019/12/1053511|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200617202934/https://news.un.org/en/story/2019/12/1053511|archive-date=2020-06-17|access-date=2020-06-17|website=UN News|language=en}}</ref> The student activists were also demanding complete roll back of CAA.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-12-13|title=Jamia protestors demand complete roll back of CAA|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/jamia-protestors-demand-complete-roll-back-of-caa/1685149|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200617202642/https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/protests-erupt-in-delhi-over-citizenship-law-by-social-religious-and-political-outfits/1685131?scroll|archive-date=2020-06-17|access-date=2020-06-17|website=Outlook}}</ref>

The protest were supported by world wide Indian community generally against the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP) government's citizenship act.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Welle (www.dw.com)|first=Deutsche|title=Indian diaspora in Germany deplores 'fascist' citizenship act {{!}} DW {{!}} 25.01.2020|url=https://www.dw.com/en/indian-diaspora-in-germany-deplores-fascist-citizenship-act/a-52134412|access-date=2020-06-17|website=DW.COM|language=en-GB}}</ref> The protesters were also supported by Major trade unions opposing the government's anti-labour policies and have protested against recent happenings such as the [[2020 JNU Attack]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/delhi/2020/jan/09/caa-protest-enters-27th-day-at-jamia-shaheen-bagh--2087091.html|title=CAA protest enters 27th day at Jamia, Shaheen Bagh|website=The New Indian Express|access-date=13 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200113072601/https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/delhi/2020/jan/09/caa-protest-enters-27th-day-at-jamia-shaheen-bagh--2087091.html|archive-date=13 January 2020|url-status=live}}</ref>  The [[Shaheen Bagh protests]] has inspired similar ''Shaheen Bagh-style'' protests across the country, such as in Gaya, [[Park Circus]], [[Prayagraj]], Mumbai and Bengaluru. However, The UP Police claimed that firing by protesters, not cops were behind many deaths in the CAA protests in the state.<ref>{{cite news |title=UP Police claims firing by protestors, not cops behind 18 deaths in CAA protests in state|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/uttar-pradesh-police-claims-firing-protestors-not-cops-behind-deaths-caa-protests-state-1630474-2019-12-22|access-date=27 February 2020 |work=India Today |date=22 December 2019}}</ref> A fact-finding team comprising students from several prominent universities such as JNU, Jamia Millia Islamia and Banaras Hindu University on Wednesday accused the Uttar Pradesh police of "brutality" in dealing with anti-Citizenship Amendment Act protests and targeting Muslims.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2020-01-23|title=Students' Fact-Finding Team Accuses UP Police Of Brutality At CAA Protests|work=NDTV|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/caa-up-students-fact-finding-team-accuses-up-police-of-brutality-at-caa-protests-2168230|access-date=2020-06-17}}</ref>

== Background ==
=== Causes ===
[[File:No NPR CAA NRC graffiti Shaheen Bagh protests New Delhi 8 Jan 2020.jpg|thumb|200px|right|alt=Graffito of NPR-CAA-NRC in spray paint|No NPR CAA NRC graffiti at Shaheen Bagh]]
On 12 December 2019, the [[Parliament of India]] passed the [[Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019]] (CAA), which amends the [[Indian nationality law|Citizenship Act of 1955]] to grant a swifter path to Indian citizenship under the assumption of [[religious persecution]] to any individual belonging to the specific religious minorities of [[Hindus]], [[Sikhs]], [[Buddhist]]s, [[Jain]]s, [[Parsis]] and [[Christians]] from [[Afghanistan]], [[Bangladesh]] and [[Pakistan]], for those who entered India on or before 31 December 2014.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://pib.gov.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=195783|title=Parliament passes the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2019|website=pib.gov.in|access-date=21 December 2019}}</ref> However, the Act does not mention Muslims from those countries and does not offer eligibility benefits to Muslim immigrants or immigrants belonging to other religions or from other countries,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/redefining-the-republic-citizenship-amendment-bill-6162526/|title=Citizenship law, proposed nation-wide NRC will revise conception of group rights in India|date=12 December 2019|website=The Indian Express|access-date=17 December 2019}}, Quote: "Indeed, the CAB would only apply to undocumented Hindus, Sikhs, [...] would become "refugees" whereas Muslims [...] would remain illegal."</ref><ref name="MSNCAB">{{Cite web|url=https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/newsindia/rajya-sabha-passes-citizenship-amendment-bill-what-is-a-hindu-and-why-are-myanmar-nepal-bhutan-sri-lanka-left-out-of-cab/ar-AAK0NL1|title=Rajya Sabha passes Citizenship Amendment Bill: What is a Hindu and why are Myanmar, Nepal, Bhutan, Sri Lanka left out of CAB? |website=MSN |access-date=16 December 2019}}</ref> such as [[Sri Lankan Tamils in India|Sri Lankan Tamil refugees]],<ref>{{cite news |last1=Shaji |first1=K.A |title=CAA: Sri Lankan Tamil Refugees Say The New Law Has Killed Their Hopes Of Citizenship |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.in/entry/citizenship-amendment-act-sri-lankan-tamil-refugees_in_5dff246ce4b05b08bab6aff2 |access-date=28 December 2019 |work=The Huffington Post |date=23 December 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Missing from India's citizenship law: 100,000 Sri Lankan refugees |url=https://www.malaymail.com/news/life/2019/12/28/missing-from-indias-citizenship-law-100000-sri-lankan-refugees/1822780 |access-date=28 December 2019 |work=Malay Mail |date=28 December 2019}}</ref> [[Rohingya]] Muslim and Hindu refugees from [[Myanmar]], and [[Tibetan refugees in India|Buddhist refugees]] from Tibet.<ref name="WPCitizenship2">{{Cite web|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/12/13/indias-new-law-may-leave-millions-muslims-without-citizenship/|title=India's new law may leave millions of Muslims without citizenship|last1=Chaudhry|first1=Suparna|date=13 December 2019|work=The Washington Post|access-date=18 December 2019}}</ref> It is also alleged that the [[National Register of Citizens]] (NRC), which the government plans to implement for the country in 2021, could be used to deprive Muslims of Indian citizenship.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/protests-continue-tamil-nadu-against-caa-nrc-1630224-2019-12-20|title=Protests continue in Tamil Nadu against CAA, NRC|first1=Akshaya|last1=Nath|date=20 December 2019|website=India Today|access-date=22 December 2019}}</ref>

The CAA–NRC issue also ignited protest of the economic crisis and economic disparities that the country is facing.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://caravanmagazine.in/policy/all-modi-shah-are-doing-not-just-caa-and-nrc-is-to-polarise-on-communal-lines-yashwant-sinha|title=All Modi-Shah are doing, not just CAA and NRC, is to polarise on communal lines: Yashwant Sinha|last1=Chandra|first1=Abhimanyu|website=The Caravan|access-date=15 January 2020}}</ref><ref name="Shaheenbagheconomy1"/> Women's safety, rising cost of commodities, increasing unemployment and poverty have acted as catalysts for the protest.<ref name="Shaheenbagheconomy1">{{cite news |title=Not bothered who wins Delhi elections, say Shaheen Bagh protesters |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/elections/assembly-elections/delhi/not-bothered-by-delhi-results-say-shaheen-bagh-protesters/articleshow/73921690.cms?from=mdr |access-date=5 February 2020 |work=The Economic Times |date=4 February 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Pal |first1=Sumedha |title=Delhi Elections: At Shaheen Bagh, Youths Erect 'Unemployment Mirror of India' |url=https://www.newsclick.in/delhi-elections-shaheen-bagh-youths-erect-unemployment-mirror-india%E2%80%99 |access-date=5 February 2020 |work=Newsclick.in |date=4 February 2020}}</ref> The Indian economy has been witnessing a decreasing growth rate,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/opinion/underlying-causes-of-the-economic-slowdown/article30299555.ece|title=Underlying causes of the economic slowdown|last1=Raghu|first1=S. A.|website=@businessline|access-date=15 January 2020}}</ref> increasing household debt,<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/wealth/borrow/indian-households-debt-doubles-in-fy17-18-what-are-we-borrowing-for-and-how-much/articleshow/67700374.cms|title=Indian households' debt doubles in FY17-18: What are we borrowing for and how much?|last1=Bhardwaj|first1=Sameer|date=28 January 2019|work=The Economic Times|access-date=15 January 2020}}</ref> inflation,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.livemint.com/news/india/inflation-shock-after-gdp-growth-slump-11578939727550.html|title=Inflation shock after GDP growth slump|last1=Mishra|first1=Asit Ranjan|date=14 January 2020|website=Livemint|access-date=15 January 2020}}</ref> unemployment<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.businesstoday.in/current/economy-politics/india-unemployment-rate-rises-to-3-year-high-of-85-in-october-cmie/story/387857.html|title=India's unemployment rate rises to 3-year high of 8.5% in October: CMIE|website=Business Today|access-date=15 January 2020}}</ref> and economic inequality.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/indicators/why-india-needs-to-get-over-growth-numbers-and-look-beyond/articleshow/72944743.cms|title=Why India needs to get over growth numbers, and look beyond|date=24 December 2019|work=The Economic Times|access-date=15 January 2020}}</ref> The [[State Bank of India]] estimated a growth rate of 4.6% for the [[Financial Year|financial year]] (FY) 2020,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.businesstoday.in/current/economy-politics/state-bank-of-india-lowers-gdp-estimates-for-fy20-to-4-6-percent-from-5-percent/story/393413.html|title=SBI lowers GDP estimates for FY20 to 4.6% from 5%- Business News|website=Business Today|access-date=15 January 2020}}</ref> which would be the lowest since the [[2008 Global Recession]] where the growth rate had been 3.9%.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/weo/2019/01/weodata/weorept.aspx?pr.x=61&pr.y=6&sy=1980&ey=2024&scsm=1&ssd=1&sort=country&ds=.&br=1&c=534&s=NGDP_RPCH,PPPGDP,PPPPC,PPPSH,PCPIPCH,GGXWDG_NGDP&grp=0&a=|title=Report for Selected Countries and Subjects|website=IMF|access-date=15 January 2020}}</ref> The unemployment rate of India was reported to have reached a 45-year high of 6.1% in FY&nbsp;2017–18.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/unemployment-rate-at-five-decade-high-of-6-1-in-2017-18-nsso-survey-119013100053_1.html|title=Unemployment rate at four-decade high of 6.1% in 2017-18: NSSO survey|last1=Jha|first1=Somesh|date=31 January 2019|work=Business Standard India|access-date=15 January 2020}}</ref> The Center for Monitoring Indian Economy stated the unemployment rate to be 8.45% with a rate of 37.48% for the 20–24 age group and 12.81% for the 25–29 age group in October 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/opinion/others/easynomics-what-does-the-government-have-to-do-with-indias-unemployment-problem/articleshow/72133695.cms|title=Easynomics: What does the government have to do with India's unemployment problem?|date=20 Nov 2019|website=Bangalore Mirror|access-date=15 January 2020}}</ref> According to the 2019 report of the [[Pew Research Center]], 393.7 million jobs are in a vulnerable state.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pewresearch.org/global/2019/03/25/a-sampling-of-public-opinion-in-india/|title=A Sampling of Public Opinion in India|last1=Devlin|first1=Kat|date=25 March 2019|website=Pew Research Center|access-date=15 January 2020}}</ref> [[Oxfam|Oxfam India]] data states that control of the country's wealth by the richest 1% of the population increased from 58% to 73% between 2018 and 2019, while the wealth of the poorest 50% increased by 1%. The WPS-index (Women, Peace and Security index) ranked India at 133 amongst 167 countries in 2019–20.<ref>{{cite news |title=Tracking sustainable peace through inclusion, justice, and security for women |url=https://giwps.georgetown.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/WPS-Index-2019-20-Report.pdf |access-date=5 February 2020 |work=Georgetown Institute of Women, Peace and Security}}</ref>

=== The protest ===
Anti-[[Citizenship Amendment Act protests]] in Uttar Pradesh were held in [[Aligarh]], [[Kanpur]], [[Bareilly]], [[Varanasi]] and [[Lucknow]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/lucknow/protests-against-citizenship-amendment-act-continue-in-up/story-xFxDfPruuMyjIVPrsjTo6I.html|title=Protests against Citizenship Amendment Act continue in UP|date=13 December 2019|website=Hindustan Times|access-date=16 December 2019}}</ref> [[Banaras Hindu University]] students also protested the police action targeted at the AMU and Jamia students.<ref name="news18 vented">{{cite news |title=UP to Kerala, Bengal to Gujarat: How India Vented Out Anger Against Police Crackdown in Jamia, AMU |url=https://www.news18.com/news/india/citizenship-amendment-bill-protests-live-updates-jamia-millia-islamia-citizenship-act-2019-amu-assam-west-bengal-2425443.html |access-date=17 December 2019 |work=News18 |date=17 December 2019}}</ref> However, they also held a rally in support of the CAA and NRC.<ref>[http://www.uniindia.com/bhu-students-hold-rally-in-support-of-caa-and-nrc/north/news/1825380.html BHU Students hold rally in support of CAA and NRC], United News of India (17 December 2019)</ref> On 19 December, the administration banned public assembly all over the state to prevent further protests in the state. Access to the internet was restricted in [[Azamgarh district]] for 2 days, after protest continued for 2 days in the area.<ref name="Hindu Live 19">{{cite news |last1=Net Desk |first1=The Hindu |title=Anti-Citizenship Act protests live {{!}} One dies of alleged firearm injury in Lucknow |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/anti-caa-protests-live-updates-december-19/article30345949.ece |access-date=19 December 2019 |work=The Hindu |date=19 December 2019 }}{{subscription required}}</ref> In Lucknow, several buses, cars, media vans and motorbikes were torched. A protester named Mohammad Vakil died due to gunshot injuries in the stomach.<ref name="IT 3 lives">{{cite news |title=Violent CAA protests take 3 lives in 2 states, Internet shutdown, restrictions send ripples in Delhi: Highlights |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/violent-caa-protests-take-3-lives-internet-shutdown-mangaluru-deaths-highlights-1629878-2019-12-19 |access-date=19 December 2019 |work=India Today |date=19 December 2019 }}</ref><ref name="Celebrities Express">{{cite news|url=https://indianexpress.com/photos/entertainment-gallery/celebrities-join-caa-protest-mumbai-august-kranti-maidan-6175450/|title=Celebrities join CAA protest at Mumbai's August Kranti Maidan|date=19 December 2019|work=The Indian Express|access-date=20 December 2019}}</ref> [[Uttar Pradesh]] [[Chief minister|Chief Minister]] [[Yogi Adityanath]] stated that the authorities would seize the properties of those who indulge in violence in the state.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/caa-protests-will-seize-properties-of-those-who-indulge-in-violence-says-yogi-adityanath-1629778-2019-12-19|title=CAA protests: Will seize properties of those who indulge in violence, says Yogi Adityanath|date=19 December 2019|website=India Today|access-date=21 December 2019}}</ref>

On 20 December 2019, six protesters are killed in police firing in UP.<ref name="news18 6 deaths in up" >{{Cite web|url=https://www.news18.com/news/india/citizenship-amendment-bill-live-updates-citizenship-act-section-144-bangalore-uttar-pradesh-delhi-internet-services-2430121.html|title=Citizenship Act Protests LIVE: 7 Dead in 24 Hours in UP as Western Region Sees Violence; Protesters Surround Daryaganj Police Station to Demand Release of Detainees|date=20 December 2019|website=News18|access-date=20 December 2019}}</ref> Arif (25), Zaheer (40), and Moshin (25) from Meerut, while Anas (22) and Sulaiman (26) from Nehtaur area, [[Bijnor]], Uttar Pradesh.<ref name="Hindu 6 killed">{{cite news |title=6 killed as U.P. protests against citizenship law turn violent |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/6-killed-as-up-protests-against-citizenship-law-turn-violent/article30361932.ece |access-date=20 December 2019 |work=The Hindu |date=20 December 2019 }}</ref> [[Rights activist]]s in Uttar Pradesh, said local policemen were conducting raids on their houses and offices to prevent them from planning fresh demonstrations. According to the [[Press Trust of India]], the death toll from Friday's protests in Uttar Pradesh's 13 districts has risen to 11.<ref name="al jazeera">{{Cite web|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/12/modi-summons-ministers-india-protests-death-toll-increases-191221063611978.html|title=8-year-old boy among people killed as protests continue in India|website=Al Jazeera|access-date=21 December 2019}}</ref> Amid police crackdown across Uttar Pradesh over the protests, families in Bijnor's Nehtaur alleged that vandalism by the state police has forced them to flee their homes.<ref>{{cite news |title=Anti-Citizenship (Amendment) Act protests: Living in fear of the law and the law enforcers |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/anti-citizenship-amendment-act-protests-living-in-fear-of-the-law-and-the-law-enforcers/article30472753.ece |access-date=15 February 2020 |work=The Hindu |date=4 January 2020 |language=en-IN}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/bijnor-ground-report-muslim-families-flee-as-up-police-vandalise-homes-harass-women-after-clashes-over-caa-1631046-2019-12-24|title=Bijnor Ground Report: Muslim families flee as UP Police vandalise homes, harass women after clashes over CAA|last1=Chandra Pandey|first1=Munish|website=India Today|access-date=24 December 2019|date=24 December 2019}}</ref>

On 21 December 2019, violent protests along with alleged police brutality were reported from several districts across the state. Access to the internet was restricted. The number of fatalities in the state increased to 16.<ref name="News18Cops263" /> In Rampur, the protesters held a [[general strike]] ([[bandh]]) while a ban on public assembly was in force in the state. Multiple clashes causing injuries to several people were reported. According to the police, 263 policemen were injured, of which 57 were firearm injuries. ''NDTV'' later reported that they could only find one policeman with bullet wound and the police did not share the list of 57 policemen with bullet injuries.<ref name="NDTV 4 Jan bullet">{{cite news |title=UP Police Say 57 Cops Had Bullet Injuries In Clashes. We Found Only One |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/citizenship-amendment-act-up-police-say-57-cops-had-bullet-injuries-in-clashes-but-only-one-found-2158556 |access-date=4 January 2020 |work=NDTV.com |date=4 January 2020}}</ref> Private property such as two-wheelers and a car were set ablaze. In Kanpur, a police post was burned during the clashes. Police arrested 705 people in the state, with 102 arrested for making allegedly objectionable remarks or social media posts.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/lucknow/anti-caa-stir-15-die-in-protests-in-uttar-pradesh-705-arrested/articleshow/72916185.cms|title=UP News: CAA protests in Uttar Pradesh; 15 killed in UP, 705 arrested {{!}} Lucknow News |date=21 December 2019|first1=Pathikrit|last1=Chakraborty|website=The Times of India|access-date=21 December 2019}}</ref><ref name="News18Cops263" /> According to the UP Police, as of 21 December, a total of 218 people had been arrested in Lucknow.<ref name="Hindu 16 Killed">{{cite news |title=Death toll touches 16 in U.P. as protests continue |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/anti-caa-protests-toll-rises-to-15-in-uttar-pradesh-vandalism-during-bihar-bandh/article30368185.ece |access-date=21 December 2019 |work=The Hindu |date=21 December 2019 }}</ref>

On 22 December 2019, large number of police personnel were deployed in several districts in Uttar Pradesh, including [[Lucknow]], Meerut, Aligarh, [[Saharanpur]] and [[Muzaffarnagar]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/heavy-police-cpmf-presence-in-sensitive-districts-of-uttar-pradesh/articleshow/72929837.cms|title=Heavy police, CPMF presence in 'sensitive' districts of Uttar Pradesh|last1=Singh|first1=Sanjay|date=22 December 2019|work=The Economic Times|access-date=24 December 2019}}</ref> Police cases were registered against 31 leaders of the [[Samajwadi Party]] and 150 party workers in [[Banda, Uttar Pradesh]] for violating the ban on public assembly.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/caa-protests-fir-against-31-samajwadi-party-leaders-including-rs-mp-150-party-workers-1630952-2019-12-23|title=CAA protests: FIR against 31 Samajwadi Party leaders including RS MP, 150 party workers|date=23 December 2019|website=India Todayaccess-date=24 December 2019}}</ref> The [[United States]] warned its citizens to be cautious if they were travelling in the state.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/united-states-asks-citizens-exercise-caution-while-travelling-to-uttar-pradesh-2153426|title="Exercise Caution" While Travelling To Uttar Pradesh: US Asks Citizens|website=NDTV|access-date=24 December 2019}}</ref> Disciplinary actions were reported from educational institutions, the actions included suspension and expulsion of teachers and students participating in protests.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/lucknow/anti-caa-protest-in-lucknow-teacher-suspended-student-expelled/articleshow/72958633.cms|title=Anti-CAA protest in Lucknow: Teacher suspended, student expelled|date=24 December 2019|first1=Shailvee|last1=Sharda|website=The Times of India|access-date=24 December 2019}}</ref>

On 24 December, [[Uttar Pradesh Police]] stated that 21,500 people were charged in 15 FIRs for violent incidents in Kanpur.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/amp/india/story/21-500-booked-for-violence-in-kanpur-1631048-2019-12-24|title=21,500 booked for violence in Kanpur|website=India Today|access-date=25 December 2019}}</ref> In [[Muzaffarnagar]] the government, sealed 67 shops. Chief Minister, Adityanath had threatened the protesters that his government would auction the properties of the rioters to recover the losses due to the damage made to the property.<ref name="News18Muzaffarnagar">{{Cite web|url=https://www.news18.com/amp/news/india/cops-barged-into-our-homes-at-night-smashed-everything-snatched-cash-and-jewellery-say-muzaffarnagars-muslim-families-2435565.html|title=Cops Barged Into Our Homes at Night, Smashed Everything, Snatched Cash and Jewellery, Say Muzaffarnagar's Muslim Families|website=News18|access-date=25 December 2019}}</ref> Several CCTV videos were released from the public in Muzaffarnagar that showed Police personnel vandalizing property, damaging cars and shops, even though the government blamed the protesters for the damage.<ref name="SiasatRakshak">{{Cite web|url=https://www.siasat.com/rakshak-bane-bhakshak-army-police-vandalize-properties-1773407/|title='Rakshak bane bhakshak' Army of UP police vandalize properties|date=25 December 2019|website=The Siasat Daily|access-date=25 December 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.timesnownews.com/india/article/shocking-up-police-caught-vandalising-property-in-muzaffarnagar-during-anti-caa-protests-watch/531626|title=Shocking! UP Police caught vandalising property in Muzaffarnagar during anti-CAA protests|website=Times Now|access-date=25 December 2019}}</ref><ref name="NDTVVandalising">{{Cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/citizenship-amendment-act-video-shows-cops-vandalising-shops-vehicles-in-ups-kanpur-amid-protests-2154193|title=Video Shows Cops Vandalising Shops, Vehicles In UP's Kanpur Amid Protests|website=NDTV|access-date=25 December 2019}}</ref>

On 26 December, In Sambhal, UP, the government sent notices to 26 people for their alleged involvement in damaging properties during protests and asked them to explain their position or pay for the loss due to damage of property. The losses to the property were assessed to be {{INRConvert|11.66|l|lk=on}}.<ref name="Sambhal Damage">{{cite news |title=Explain or pay for damage: UP administration sends notice to 26 people in Sambhal for CAA violence |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/explain-or-pay-for-damage-up-administration-sends-notice-to-26-people-in-sambhal-for-caa-violence-1631638-2019-12-26 |access-date=26 December 2019 |work=India Today |date=26 December 2019 }}</ref>
Earlier, on 22 December, the UP government had created a panel to assess the damage to the property and to recover the losses by seizing the property of the alleged protesters.<ref name="Lucknow 22 Dec IT">{{cite news |last1=Abhishek |first1=Kumar |title=CAA protests: UP government starts process to seize property of protesters involved in violence |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/caa-protests-up-government-starts-process-seize-property-protesters-involved-violence-1630471-2019-12-22 |access-date=26 December 2019 |work=India Today |date=22 December 2019 }}</ref> The social activists accused the government of intimidating the protesters.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/police-framing-false-charges-to-crack-down-on-anti-caa-protests-in-up-activists/article30401119.ece|title=Anti-CAA protests: Reign of terror in Uttar Pradesh, assert activists|author=Staff Reporter|date=26 December 2019|work=The Hindu|access-date=27 December 2019|issn=0971-751X}}{{restricted access}}</ref>

On 28 December, ''Indian Express'' reported that with 19 killed and 1,246 people arrested based on 372 FIRs lodged in the state, UP was the worst affected state with the biggest police crackdown in India.<ref name="CAA Express live 28 Dec">{{cite news |title=CAA Protests LIVE Updates: Spirit of Assam Accord should not be broken, says Rahul Gandhi in Guwahati |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/citizenship-amendment-act-caa-protest-live-updates-rahul-gandhi-uttar-pradesh-assam-6188619/ |access-date=28 December 2019 |work=The Indian Express |date=28 December 2019}}</ref>  UP Police and paramilitary forces also used [[security drones]] to monitor people and to prevent people from gathering to protest.<ref name="IE Drones 28 Dec">{{cite news |title=Drones to bandobast to peace meetings: UP has a quiet Friday |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/caa-protests-nrc-drones-to-bandobast-to-peace-meetings-up-has-a-quiet-friday-6188236/ |access-date=28 December 2019 |work=The Indian Express |date=28 December 2019}}</ref> In [[Meerut]], a police officer was seen on video telling Muslim protesters to "Go to Pakistan".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/2019/12/pakistan-india-officer-leader-praises-crackdown-191228080506372.html|title='Go to Pakistan', says India officer as leader praises crackdown|website=Al Jazeera}}</ref> Even though the official figure of number of deaths so far in UP was 19, opposition parties claimed that the actual figure was higher. The UP police had maintained that the deaths of protesters were not the result of police firing, but later on they admitted that some deaths were indeed caused by the police but attributed those incidents to shots fired in self defence.<ref name="Hindu Deaths 5 Jan">{{cite news |title=Anti-CAA protests All deaths during protests in U.P. caused by police bullets, says Akhilesh Yadav |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/anti-caa-protests-all-deaths-during-protests-in-up-caused-by-police-bullets-says-akhilesh-yadav/article30485029.ece |access-date=16 January 2020 |work=The Hindu|date=5 January 2020}}{{restricted access}}</ref>

The UP government asked the Union Home Minister, to ban the radical Islamic organisation [[Popular Front of India]] (PFI) alleging that it was involved in violence during the protests in the state.<ref name="Hindu PFI 3 Jan">{{cite news |title=Popular Front of India rally denied permission by West Bengal Police |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/popular-front-of-india-rally-denied-permission-by-west-bengal-police/article30471382.ece |access-date=3 January 2020 |work=The Hindu |date=3 January 2020}}{{restricted access}}</ref>

On 17 January in Lucknow, around 500 women along with their children started a sit in protest at 2 pm near the Clock Tower.<ref name="TH 19 Jan blanket">{{cite news |last1=Rashid |first1=Omar |title=Watch U.P. Police accused of 'stealing' blankets of women CAA protesters |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/up-police-accused-of-stealing-blankets-of-women-caa-protesters/article30598986.ece |access-date=19 January 2020 |work=The Hindu|date=19 January 2020|language=en-IN}}</ref>{{restricted access}}<ref name="19 Jan CAA blanket" /> The police tried to convince them to end the protest but the protesters refused to move. In the evening, the riot police did a flag march in the grounds. The police restricted the entry of male protesters. The police claimed that the women protesters had requested this to prevent others from sabotaging the demonstration.<ref name="TH 19 Jan blanket" /> On the night of 18 January, Uttar Pradesh police cracked down on the CAA protesters and snatched their blankets, utensils and food items.<ref name="UP blanket 19 Jan">{{cite news |title=In an Unusual Crackdown, UP Police Snatch Blankets of Anti-CAA Protesters at Lucknow's Clock Tower |url=https://www.news18.com/news/india/in-an-unusual-crackdown-up-police-snatch-blankets-of-anti-caa-protesters-at-lucknows-clock-tower-2463773.html |access-date=19 January 2020 |work=News18 |date=19 January 2020}}</ref> The video of policemen carrying away the blankets was recorded and shared on social media. The conduct of UP police was criticized why the users and the phrase "KAMBALCHOR_UPPOLICE" (blanket thief UP Police) became the top trend on Twitter in India.<ref name="UP blanket 19 Jan" /> The police responded saying that they had confiscated the blankets following due procedure. The protesters alleged that police also cut the electricity connection to the ground, locked the public toilet nearby and poured water on the bonfire in the winter night.<ref name="19 Jan CAA blanket">{{cite news |title=Anti-CAA protests: Seized blankets from protesters to disperse 'outsiders', says Lucknow police |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/lucknow/anti-caa-protests-in-lucknow-up-police-seize-blankets-from-protesters-6224460/ |access-date=19 January 2020 |work=The Indian Express |date=19 January 2020}}</ref> The police had issued a prohibition on assembly in Lucknow,<ref name="19 Jan CAA blanket" /> and stated that they will prosecute the protesters for violating it.<ref name="TH 19 Jan blanket" /> On 21 January, police registered cases against 160 women for violation of the ban on assembly and protesting against CAA in Lucknow.<ref name="160 booked 21 Jan">{{cite news |title=Daughters Of Renowned Poet Among 160 Booked For CAA Protests In Lucknow |url=https://www.ndtv.com/lucknow-news/daughters-of-renowned-poet-among-160-booked-for-citizenship-amendment-act-protests-in-lucknow-2167683 |access-date=21 January 2020 |work=NDTV.com |date=21 January 2020}}</ref>

Despite ban on assembly in Lucknow on 21 January, Home Minister Amit Shah was allowed by the administration to address a pro CAA public rally.<ref name="160 booked 21 Jan" /> Amit Shah said that the protesters can continue protesting but the government would not revoke the CAA.<ref name="Amit Shah Lucknow 21 Jan">{{cite news |last1=Rashid |first1=Omar |title=Protest as you like but CAA will stay, asserts Amit Shah |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/caa-wont-go-asserts-amit-shah/article30614769.ece |access-date=21 January 2020 |work=The Hindu |date=21 January 2020 |language=en-IN}}{{subscription required}}</ref>
On 21 January, in a unique way of protesting, more than a hundred women protesters at Khureji Khas in Delhi released 10,000 gas filled black coloured balloons with the message "No CAA NPR NRC".<ref name="10K quint">{{cite news |title=10,000 Balloons With Anti-CAA-NRC Banners Released at Khureji Khas |url=https://www.thequint.com/news/india/balloons-with-anti-caa-nrc-messages-released-at-khureji-khas |access-date=23 January 2020 |work=The Quint |date=22 January 2020 |language=en}}</ref>

====Aligarh Muslim University====
On 15 December, protests against CAA were held outside the campus of the [[Aligarh Muslim University]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/police-stormed-a-university-in-india-muslim-students-say-the-violence-was-an-act-of-revenge/2020/02/16/6727aa24-37e8-11ea-a1ff-c48c1d59a4a1_story.html|title=Police stormed a university in India. Muslim students say the violence was an act of revenge.|first1=Joanna|last1=Slater|date=17 February 2020|access-date=17 February 2020|language=en|url-access=subscription|work=[[The Washington Post]]}}</ref> On the evening of 15 December, police officers forcefully entered the campus of the University and assaulted the students. At least 60 students were injured including the president of the students Union. The access to the internet was restricted in the area by the district administration. The university was closed from 15 December till 5 January 2020.<ref name="Hindu_Aligarh">{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/students-injured-in-police-crackdown-at-aligarh-muslim-university/article30313968.ece|title=At least 60 injured in police crackdown at Aligarh Muslim University|date=15 December 2019|work=The Hindu|access-date=16 December 2019}}{{restricted access}}</ref> A report by three activist-lawyers alleged that the police had resorted to "deceptive shelling", firing explosives camouflaged as tear gas shells during the crackdown.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/india/bared-police-brutality-on-amu-students/cid/1728324|title=Bared: Police 'brutality' on AMU students|website=Telegraph India|access-date=21 December 2019}}</ref> On the evening of 17 December, police released 26 people (including 8 students) on personal bonds. They had been arrested on charges of violence.<ref name="Hindu CAA 17 Dec">{{cite news |last1=Net Desk |first1=The Hindu |title=CAA protests live updates {{!}} 21 people injured in Seelampur violence: police |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/citizenship-amendment-act-protest-hartal-live-updates-december-17-2019/article30326650.ece |access-date=17 December 2019 |work=The Hindu |date=17 December 2019}}{{restricted access}}</ref>

On 19 December, [[People's Union for Democratic Rights]]' fact-finding team consisting of activists [[Yogendra Yadav]], [[Harsh Mander]] and [[Kavita Krishnan]] released a report on police crackdown at the Aligarh Muslim University. The report alleged that the police had called the students as terrorists and had used religiously charged slogans such as "''[[Jai Shri Ram]]''". The report also accused the police of breaking the protocols of the campus. It added that no bullet injury was reported. The report was prepared after visiting the campus, based on the video and audio clips of the incident, statements of the injured students and witnesses.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/police-violated-protocols-report-of-fact-finding-team-on-amu-clash/story-phacx0Yf5m1EitFvl8r3zM.html|title=Police violated protocols: Report of fact-finding team on AMU clash|date=27 December 2019|website=Hindustan Times|access-date=26 December 2019}}</ref>

After a lull of four days, on 20 December, AMU campus again witnessed protests on Saturday with hundreds of AMU non-teaching staff joining hands with AMU teachers' association, protesting against the CAA and "police atrocities" against the agitators in various parts of the state.<ref name="News18Cops263">{{Cite web|url=https://www.news18.com/news/india/16-killed-263-cops-injured-in-uttar-pradesh-in-protests-against-citizenship-amendment-act-2432177.html|title=16 Killed, 263 Cops Injured in Uttar Pradesh in Protests against Citizenship Amendment Act|website=News18|access-date=21 December 2019}}</ref> On 24 December 1000 – 1200 protesters were booked after organising a candle march inside [[Aligarh Muslim University]] for violating section 144.<ref name="auto7">{{Cite web|url=https://www.theindianwire.com/news/fir-against-1000-1200-amu-students-for-candle-light-protest-on-campus-264504/|title=UP: FIR against 1000-1200 AMU students for candle light protest on campus|date=25 December 2019|website=The Indian Wire|access-date=25 December 2019}}</ref> 
On 15 January, Aligarh Muslim University postponed all exams due to the ongoing CAA protests.<ref name="AMU postpones exams 15 Jan">{{cite news |title=AMU Postpones All Exams in Wake of Ongoing Anti-CAA Protests on Campus |url=https://www.news18.com/news/india/amu-postpones-all-exams-in-wake-of-ongoing-anti-caa-protests-on-campus-2459477.html |access-date=15 January 2020 |work=News18 |date=15 January 2020}}</ref>

;Aftermath
At 7 am on 16 January, Vice-Chancellor met the protesting students and expressed regret for calling police inside the AMU campus to handle the law and order situation inside campus. He defended his decision stating he had not thought that the police would enter the hostels. AMU had set up a fact-finding committee headed by Justice (retd.) V.K. Gupta for a detailed investigation of the events that occurred in the night of 15 December. The VC asked to students to cooperate with the fact-finding committee and the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) team that was visiting the campus.<ref name="AMU V-C 16 Jan">{{cite news |title=AMU V-C meets students, regrets police action |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/amu-v-c-meets-students-regrets-police-action/article30579153.ece |access-date=16 January 2020 |work=The Hindu |date=16 January 2020}}{{restricted access}}</ref>

====Nadwa College====
On 16 December, around 300 students of [[Nadwa University|Nadwa college]], in Lucknow had planned a peaceful protest march against CAA and in solidarity with the students of AMU. The police prevented students from holding the march and forced them to return into the campus premises. The police locked the gates of the campus from outside and guarded it with a heavy deployment of police to prevent the students from coming out of the campus and undertaking the planned march.<ref name="HT Nadwa">{{cite news |title=After Jamia and AMU, Nadwa in Lucknow erupts in protest over citizenship law |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/after-jamia-and-amu-nadwa-in-lucknow-erupts-in-protest-over-citizenship-law/story-CVUhv5DKHst9CDwgf3slQK.html |access-date=19 December 2019 |work=Hindustan Times |date=16 December 2019 }}</ref> A clash between the police and the students locked inside the campus ensued and involved [[stone pelting]] from both sides.<ref name="NDTV Nadwa video">{{cite news |title=Violence at Lucknow University, Stone-Pelting Reported |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2JdLvmdG5D4 |access-date=11 January 2020 |publisher=NDTV }}</ref><ref name="Stone Pelting Cops">{{cite news |last1=Husain |title=Lucknow: Nadwa students protest in solidarity with Jamia and AMU, college shut {{!}} Lucknow News - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/lucknow/lucknow-nadwa-students-protest-in-solidarity-with-jamia-and-amu-college-shut/articleshow/72757850.cms |access-date=11 January 2020 |work=The Times of India |agency=TNN |date=16 December 2019 }}</ref> The police officers were seen hitting the students with sticks as in the video footage of the incident telecast on news channels.<ref name="BBC Plea">{{cite news |title=India PM plea for calm as citizenship unrest rages |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-50805092 |access-date=16 December 2019 |date=16 December 2019}}</ref><ref name="NDTV Nadwa">{{cite news |title=Protests At University In Lucknow, Cops Ask Students To Remain Inside |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/massive-protest-stone-pelting-at-university-in-lucknow-hours-after-violence-in-jamia-amu-campuses-2149479 |access-date=16 December 2019 |work=NDTV.com |date=16 December 2019}}</ref>

Around 15 to 20 students were injured. 30 students were charged by the police for attempt to murder, rioting etc. The police accused the students of blocking the road and engaging in violence by throwing stones.<ref name="Exp Nadwa 17 Dec">{{cite news |title=New citizenship law: Lucknow's Nadwa College students forced to retreat protest march, 2 FIRs filed |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/new-citizenship-law-lucknows-nadwa-college-students-forced-to-retreat-protest-march-2-firs-filed-6171034/ |access-date=28 December 2019 |work=The Indian Express |date=17 December 2019}}</ref> While the students claimed that the police had attacked the unarmed students who were holding a peaceful protest. The student stated that they were neither involved in any violence, nor did they block any roads and yet they were charged with batons. After the incident the college was shut down until 5 January, and the students were asked to leave the campus.<ref name="Exp Nadwa 17 Dec" />

====IIT Kanpur====
On 17 December, students of [[Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur|IIT Kanpur]] assembled in a peaceful protest against the CAA and to express solidarity with the students of [[Jamia Millia Islamia]].<ref>{{cite news |title=IIT Kanpur constitutes panel to decide if Faiz's poem hurts Hindu sentiment|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/iit-knp-constitutes-panel-to-decide-if-faizs-poem-hurts-hindu-sentiment/articleshow/73064163.cms |access-date=4 January 2020 |work=The Economic Times |date=3 January 2020}}</ref> During the protest, the students sung [[Faiz Ahmad Faiz]]'s popular [[Nazm|Urdu nazm]], "[[Hum Dekhenge]]",<ref name="meaning of Hum Dekhenge">{{cite news |title=Hum Dekhenge: What will you see, IIT Kanpur? |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/india/hum-dekhenge-what-will-you-see-iit-kanpur/cid/1732467 |access-date=4 January 2020 |work=The Telegraph |date=3 January 2020}}</ref> a song of resistance and defiance and against state oppression.<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Korpe|first1=Marie|last2=Reitov|first2=Ole|s2cid=145443811|date=September 2010|title=Banned: a Rough Guide|journal=[[Index on Censorship]]|volume=39|issue=3|pages=36|doi=10.1177/0306422010381043|issn=0306-4220}}</ref> A temporary faculty submitted a complaint against the song to the Deputy Director of IIT Kanpur, alleging that the poem provokes anti-Hindu sentiments.<ref name="meaning of Hum Dekhenge"/><ref>{{cite news |title=CAA Protests: Javed Akhtar's Take On The IIT-Kanpur "Faiz Is Anti-Hindu" Row |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/caa-protests-faiz-ahmed-faiz-hum-dekhenge-row-javed-akthar-take-on-iit-kanpur-faiz-anti-hindu-row-2157770 |access-date=4 January 2020 |work=NDTV |date=2 January 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Katju |first1=Markandey |title=Why the Controversy Around Faiz's 'Hum Dekhenge' Is So Fatuous |url=https://thewire.in/communalism/faiz-hum-dekhenge-iit-kanpur |access-date=4 January 2020 |work=The Wire |date=3 January 2020}}</ref> A commission was subsequently set up;<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/do-not-communalise-iit-kanpur-students-respond-to-professor-who-accused-them-chanting-anti-india-slogans-1630553-2019-12-22|title=IIT Kanpur students respond to professor who accused them of chanting anti-India slogans}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/iit-kanpur-panel-to-decide-if-faiz-poem-is-anti-hindu-20077|title=IIT Kanpur panel to decide if Faiz poem is anti-Hindu|last1=Service|first1=Tribune News|website=Tribuneindia News Service|access-date=2 January 2020}}</ref> however, the student media body rejected the charges as misinformed and communal, which divorced the poem out of its societal context.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://voxiitk.com/dont-communalise-the-peaceful-gathering-at-iit-kanpur/|title=Don't communalise the peaceful gathering at IIT Kanpur|date=21 December 2019|website=Vox Populi|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191221165542/http://voxiitk.com/dont-communalise-the-peaceful-gathering-at-iit-kanpur/|archive-date=21 December 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=RJ Sayema Explains and Sings Faiz's Hum Dekhenge|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ianWNZGP9Rk |access-date=4 January 2020 |work=The Wire |publisher=YouTube |date=3 January 2020}}</ref> Later the administration clarified that it was not going to probe whether the recital of Hum Dekhenge is anti-Hindu or not.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Pandey |first1=Alok |title=The Latest On IIT-Kanpur's Faiz Shocker: Top Official Walks Back A Claim |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/iit-kanpur-rethink-on-probe-if-pak-poet-faiz-ahmad-faiz-poem-hum-dekhenge-is-anti-hindu-2158213 |access-date=4 January 2020 |work=NDTV |date=3 January 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=We will not determine if Faiz's poem 'Hum Dekhenge' is anti-Hindu, clarifies IIT-Kanpur |url=https://scroll.in/latest/948664/we-will-not-determine-if-faizs-poem-hum-dekhenge-is-anti-hindu-clarifies-iit-kanpur |access-date=4 January 2020 |work=The Scroll |date=3 January 2020}}</ref>

== Recovery of damages ==
{{See also|Uttar Pradesh Recovery of Damages to Public and Private Property Ordinance, 2020}}{{Expand section|date=March 2020}}

==See also==
{{Portal|India|Politics|Law|History|Freedom of speech|Society}}
*[[National Register of Citizens]]
*[[Shaheen Bagh protests]]
*[[2020 JNU Attack]]
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==References==
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==External links==
* ''[https://indiancitizenshiponline.nic.in/UserGuide/E-gazette_2019_20122019.pdf The Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019]''. [[The Gazette of India]]. (2019)

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