Many parts of India are burning and the rest are on the edge as protests against new Citizenship Act spread

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Aligarh Muslim University students across campuses in UP, Ahmedabad and Goa demanded immediate withdrawal of CAA — which provides Indian citizenship to non-Muslim illegal migrants.

Protests broke soon after news about clashes between police and protestors started doing the rounds on the Internet. Atleast 60 students of the Aligarh Muslim University (Aligarh campus) were reportedly injured in clashes. Internet services in the city were suspended, and the university was shut till January 5, 2020.

Students from other institutions like Delhi University, Jawaharlal Nehru University, and Hyderabad University also joined them. The Uttar Pradesh government imposed Section 144 after violent protests broke out across the state.

^{Howrah: Police personnel patrol a street after violence broke out as angry protesters burnt vehicles during a demonstration against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) 2019, in West Bengal's Howrah on Dec 14, 2019. Credits IANS}

Protest across West Bengal flared up as three railway stations were vandalized and five trains were set on fire. People also blocked roads and streets in several areas of North 24 Pargana and Nadia in West Bengal.

Protestors also burned effigies of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah. West Bengal chief minister Mamta Banejee asserted that the law will not be imposed in the state. She carried out a rally to mark a protest against CAA on December 16.

Assam is at the heart of most protests against CAA. The state has been opposing the Act even as it was introduced as a Bill and violence that followed after left at least four protesters dead, and 11 with bullet wounds on December 13, 2019.

The North East has been against the Act which they fear will lead to an exodus of immigrants into their states. They too are seeking an unconditional withdrawal of the contentious law which they say will dilute their culture.