Protesters opposed to a new citizenship law seen to discriminate against Muslims have clashed with police in New Delhi
Protests across Indian cities entered a sixth day Tuesday, with police firing tear gas during clashes in the nation's capital as outrage grew over a new citizenship law critics say is anti-Muslim.
In one of the biggest nationwide protests since an anti-corruption movement swept the South Asian nation in 2011, demonstrations kicked off in the northeast and east before spreading to the capital New Delhi and the south. Police said 21 people, including 12 policemen, were injured in the clashes, the Press Trust of India reported.In the country's north, police said 113 people were detained for objectionable social media posts after violent demonstrations there.In the northeastern state of Assam, the epicentre of the protests where four people died after being shot by police, a curfew imposed in some regions was lifted early Tuesday.
Mr Modi was, however, adamant the Citizenship Amendment Act would not affect Indian nationals, including Muslims. The BJP has said it wants to conduct the citizenship register nationwide, fuelling fears that Muslims - a 200-million minority in India - were being disenfranchised. The university's vice-chancellor said Monday 200 people were injured but police put the number at 39 students hurt with 30 officers also injured, one of them critically.
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