Indian police have been accused of using 'unnecessary lethal force' against demonstrators who are protesting a controversial new citizenship law.
Meenakshi Ganguly
"The often violent repression of those critical of government undermines any claims that the authorities are responding to the situation in an impartial manner."Critics say the law is part of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Hindu-nationalist agenda and is"anti-Muslim", a claim hisMost of India's 1.3 billion people are Hindu, about 14 per cent are Muslim and the rest are Christians, Buddhists and others.
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