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| Citizenship Amendment Act: Delhi police in 'shooting' row as protests spread | Citizenship Amendment Act: Delhi police in 'shooting' row as protests spread |
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| Indian police have denied shooting people during protests in Delhi - as anger at a citizenship law spreads across the country. | Indian police have denied shooting people during protests in Delhi - as anger at a citizenship law spreads across the country. |
| At least three people said they were shot, but police said the wounds were caused by broken tear gas canisters. | At least three people said they were shot, but police said the wounds were caused by broken tear gas canisters. |
| The BBC has seen the hospital report of one person who thought he was shot. The report said doctors removed a "foreign object" from his thigh. | The BBC has seen the hospital report of one person who thought he was shot. The report said doctors removed a "foreign object" from his thigh. |
| The new law offers citizenship to non-Muslims from three nearby countries. | The new law offers citizenship to non-Muslims from three nearby countries. |
| The Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, said it was "for those who have faced years of persecution outside and have no place to go except India". | The Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, said it was "for those who have faced years of persecution outside and have no place to go except India". |
| But some say the law is discriminatory and part of a "Hindu nationalist" agenda to marginalise India's 200-million Muslim minority. | |
| Others - particularly in border states - fear being "overrun" by new arrivals from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, and Pakistan. | Others - particularly in border states - fear being "overrun" by new arrivals from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, and Pakistan. |
| What happened in Delhi? | What happened in Delhi? |
| During clashes at the Jamia Millia Islamia University on Sunday, there were reports of at least three people being shot by police. | During clashes at the Jamia Millia Islamia University on Sunday, there were reports of at least three people being shot by police. |
| A hospital spokesperson said two people were admitted with bullet wounds, according to local media - something denied by police. | A hospital spokesperson said two people were admitted with bullet wounds, according to local media - something denied by police. |
| The BBC has seen the medical report of a third person - who said he was a passer-by, not a protester - who thought he had been shot in his thigh. | The BBC has seen the medical report of a third person - who said he was a passer-by, not a protester - who thought he had been shot in his thigh. |
| The report confirmed only that a "foreign object" had been removed under sedation. The injured man told the BBC he saw police shoot at him with a pistol or revolver. | The report confirmed only that a "foreign object" had been removed under sedation. The injured man told the BBC he saw police shoot at him with a pistol or revolver. |
| Delhi police have said they had not shot anyone, either with live or rubber bullets. | Delhi police have said they had not shot anyone, either with live or rubber bullets. |
| During the protests, vehicles were set on fire and tear gas was fired. | During the protests, vehicles were set on fire and tear gas was fired. |
| The university's vice-chancellor Najma Akhtar said that 200 people were injured. But police put the number at 39 students hurt, with 30 officers also injured - one of them critically. | The university's vice-chancellor Najma Akhtar said that 200 people were injured. But police put the number at 39 students hurt, with 30 officers also injured - one of them critically. |
| Police said they acted with "maximum restraint, minimum force". | Police said they acted with "maximum restraint, minimum force". |
| At least six people have died since the protests began in the north-eastern state of Assam on Thursday. | At least six people have died since the protests began in the north-eastern state of Assam on Thursday. |
| Where else have there been protests? | Where else have there been protests? |
| The anger has spread across the country, with protests reported at more than a dozen universities. | The anger has spread across the country, with protests reported at more than a dozen universities. |
| Many of the student demonstrations were fuelled by the perceived police brutality on Sunday. | |
| Students in Delhi, the southern city of Chennai, and Varanasi in the north protested against the government and in support of their fellow students at Jamia Millia Islamia. | |
| Footage from the northern city of Lucknow on Monday showed students throwing stones at security forces, who threw the stones back. | Footage from the northern city of Lucknow on Monday showed students throwing stones at security forces, who threw the stones back. |
| Officers were also seen hitting students with sticks. | Officers were also seen hitting students with sticks. |
| In Kolkata, tens of thousands of people joined a demonstration led by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and her ruling Trinamool Congress party, marching against the law itself. | |
| What does the Indian government say? | What does the Indian government say? |
| On Monday, Mr Modi sent four tweets to defend the law. | On Monday, Mr Modi sent four tweets to defend the law. |
| He said it was passed by both houses of parliament with "overwhelming support", and that it illustrated "India's centuries old culture of acceptance, harmony, compassion, and brotherhood". | He said it was passed by both houses of parliament with "overwhelming support", and that it illustrated "India's centuries old culture of acceptance, harmony, compassion, and brotherhood". |
| "I want to unequivocally assure my fellow Indians that CAA [the law] does not affect any citizen of India of any religion," he added. | "I want to unequivocally assure my fellow Indians that CAA [the law] does not affect any citizen of India of any religion," he added. |
| But Rahul Gandhi - Mr Modi's defeated opponent in the 2019 election - said both the law and a controversial citizens' register were "weapons of mass polarisation unleashed by fascists". | But Rahul Gandhi - Mr Modi's defeated opponent in the 2019 election - said both the law and a controversial citizens' register were "weapons of mass polarisation unleashed by fascists". |
| A protester's view | A protester's view |
| On Sunday, a group of women were filmed in Delhi trying to protect a male friend from being attacked by police. | On Sunday, a group of women were filmed in Delhi trying to protect a male friend from being attacked by police. |
| Ladeeda Farzana, one of the group, told the BBC why she was protesting. "Everyone knows that the CAB is against Muslims," she said. | Ladeeda Farzana, one of the group, told the BBC why she was protesting. "Everyone knows that the CAB is against Muslims," she said. |
| "It is not going to happen to me and those girls, it is going to happen to every Muslim in this country," the 22-year-old added. "Please be aware, come out, be together and fight against this." | "It is not going to happen to me and those girls, it is going to happen to every Muslim in this country," the 22-year-old added. "Please be aware, come out, be together and fight against this." |
| Read the full story here. | Read the full story here. |