Massive demonstrations rocked major cities across the country as protestors hit the streets to vent their anger against the Citizenship Amendment Act, affecting internet and causing traffic disruptions. Authorities in major centres of protest, including Delhi, Bengaluru, the states of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar among others, clamped down on demonstrators, with Section 144 imposed in several cities. In Lucknow, protesters turned unruly and set a police station on fire. Protesters also torched a television channel's OB Van at the Parivartan Chowk. Mumbai's Agust Kranti Maidan also saw huge protest as more than lakh gathered on what was a working day. In Bengaluru, police detained historian Ramchandra Guha while writer Arundhati Roy lamented on the police force against students. Yogendra Yadav was detained and later released in the evening in the national capital. Delhi was the worst hit as protest caused mobile services blockade and metro stations shutdown, Long snarls were seen on the street. from IndiaTV: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/38UzBfA
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