21 DEC. FLASH NEWS (MID DAY)
Protests swell, allies push back: Government signals a climb down on
all-India NRC
As protests against the new citizenship law swelled nationwide and there
was a pushback from state governments and even its allies, the first voices
from the government and the ruling BJP were heard Friday climbing down on the
plan for a pan-India NRC).While JD(U) president and Chief Minister Nitish Kumar
said the NRC would not be implemented in Bihar, Lok Janshakti Party president
Chirag Paswan said his party would not support any legislation which is not in
the interest of the common people. Both are BJP’s allies in Bihar and had
supported the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill in Parliament.Union Minority Affairs
Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said there is “no plan for a nationwide NRC” and
that “there has so far been no discussion on the matter at any level of
government.”Speaking to The Indian Express, Naqvi added: “NRC is limited to
Assam. There is no plan of NRC in any other part of the country. You are
talking about an unborn baby…Spreading rumours about it.” Indian express
CAA protest: Death toll rises to 11 in UP as violence grips agitation
At least 11 people, including an 8-year-old boy, have lost their lives
in Uttar Pradesh as the protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act turned
violent in the state, officials said on Saturday. 4 deaths were reported from
Meerut district, while the boy lost his life in a stampede in Varanasi when a
violent mob was being chased by police personnel, they said. Lucknow, Kanpur,
Gorakhpur, Meerut and Sambhal were some of the areas that were worst-hit by the
anti-CAA protests. Mobile internet services remain suspended in Aligarh, Mau,
Azamgarh, Lucknow, Kanpur, Bareilly, Shahjahanpur, Ghaziabad, Bulandshahr,
Sambhal and Allahabad in view of the protests against the Citizenship Amendment
Act. Stone-pelting or more serious clashes with police were also reported from
Bhadohi, Bahraich, Amroha, Farurukhabad, Ghaziabad, Varanasi, Muzaffarnagar, Saharanpur,
Hapur, Hathras, Bulandshahr, Hamirpur, and Mahoba districts.indiatoday
CAA protests: UP man was out to get ration when he was shot, says
family
Lucknow :“I told him to get ration. Groceries were almost over and there
was a curfew-like situation,” says Shabeena (28), whose husband Mohammad Wakeel
(32) died on Thursday of a bullet injury during the violence in Lucknow’s
Aminabad area. Shabeena and Wakeel married on November 4 last
year.indianexpress
"Cop Said He Would Tear My Beard": Lucknow Journalist Omar
Rashid Detained, Released
Lucknow: A journalist with The Hindu newspaper was picked up by the
Lucknow police from a city restaurant, detained for over two hours at a police
station and then a police post, and finally released after harrowing moments
where he was accused of conspiracy in Lucknow violence against the Citizenship
Amendment Act on Thursday that saw one person killed.Omar Rashid is the Uttar
Pradesh correspondent for The Hindu newspaper, and says he was busy with filing
his story at a local restaurant along with a friend when the police arrived.
"I was using someone's WiFi in the hotel. Suddenly about four to five
people in plain clothes came and they started interrogating my friend. They asked
him to identify himself. The asked me to identify myself. They then put him in
a jeep and ask me to also come along. I identified myself as a journalist and
told them who I am. They insisted I went with them," Omar Rashid said in
an interview to NDTV.
15 Arrested For Citizenship Law Violence In Old Delhi, Detained Minors
Released
New Delhi: 15 people have been arrested in connection with Friday's
violence in Old Delhi during a protest against the new citizenship law, the
police said today. The remaining people, of the nearly 40 who were detained in
clashes, have been released. Eight of those detained by the police were minors
aged between 14 and 15 years. All the minors have been released only after
their parents went to the police station to collect them.NDTV
40 detained over violent protest in Delhi's Daryaganj; 42, including 8
cops, injured
New Delhi:Delhi Police detained 40 people in connection with a violent
protest in Daryaganj here on Friday, officials said. According to the police,
the protesters set ablaze a private car parked at Subhash Marg, Daryaganj. The
fire was immediately doused with water and fire extinguishers.The Delhi Police
resorted to lathicharge and used water cannon to disperse protesters as
violence marked a march against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act on Friday with
stones being hurled on security personnel."Hours after the violent protest
near Delhi Gate, around 42 injured people, including eight policemen, got
medical treatment at Lok Nayak Hospital," Dr Kishore Singh, MS, Lok Nayak
Hospital told PTI. Indiatvnews
After giving cops the slip, Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad surrenders
at Jama Masjid
Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad surrendered before the Delhi Police
and was taken into custody from outside Delhi’s Jama Masjid in the wee hours of
Saturday. On Friday, Azad held protests against the contentious Citizenship
(Amendment) Act despite no permission and gave cops the slip in Delhi’s Jama
Masjid.“He surrendered before the police at Gate No. 1 and is being taken to
the Crime Branch’s office have for further investigation,” a police officer
said. Indian Express.
I&B issues second advisory to TV channels to refrain from promoting
‘anti-national attitudes’
The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting on Friday issued a second
advisory to all private television channels asking them to refrain from
broadcasting content that is “likely to instigate violence or which promotes
anti-national attitudes”. The last advisory issued by the ministry was on
December 11 after the Citizenship Amendment Bill was passed in Rajya Sabha and
violent protests erupted in the North East against the legislation.scroll
'Won't Be Pressured': Government Officials On S Jaishankar's Cancelled
US Meet
New Delhi: A distorted narrative is being peddled over Foreign Minister
S Jaishankar's move to cancel a meeting with senior US lawmakers in Washington,
D.C., earlier this week, government officials have said. Mr Jaishankar had
cancelled a meeting with the powerful US House Foreign Affairs Committee
because he did not want to meet Democrat Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal, a known
critic of India's stand on Kashmir. Government officials said that since Ms
Jayapal is not a member of the committee Mr Jaishankar was under no obligation
to meet her. "No Foreign Minister of any independent country should be
pressurised into meeting politicians with their own agendas," officials
said.NDTV
'People dying': Malaysia's Mahathir slams India's citizenship law
Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has criticised India's new
citizenship law, which is seen as discriminatory against Muslims and has
sparked deadly protests across the South Asian country.Speaking on the
sidelines of the Kuala Lumpur Summit 2019 on Friday, Mahathir questioned the
"necessity" of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), when Indians have
"lived together for 70 years"."People are dying because of this
law. Why is there a necessity to do this when all the while, for 70 years, they
have lived together as citizens without any problem?" he asked.aljazeera
Jharkhand Exit Poll Results 2019 Live Updates: Congress-JMM set to
storm to power with 38-50 seats
The
Congress and Jharkhand Mukti Morcha are all likely to form the next government
in Jharkhand, the India Today and Axis My India Jharkhand exit poll results
have predicted. Congress-JMM alliance is expected to win 38-50 seats in the
81-member Jharkhand assembly. The exit poll predicts the BJP to win 22-32
seats. Jharkhand is the third state to go to polls after the 2019 Lok Sabha
elections. Currently, the Bharatiya Janata Party is in power in Jharkhand. This
time, the Jharkhand assembly election was held in five rounds. There are a
total of 81 assembly seats in Jharkhand. The key parties in the fray include
BJP, Congress, Jharkhand Mukti Morcha, Jharkhand Vikas Morcha and the All
Jharkhand Students Union. Follow IndiaToday.in's live blog for latest updates
on Jharkhand exit poll results 2019.indiatoday
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