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Many BJP leaders admitted that there was an error in gauging the mood of the people on the Citizenship Amendment Act. Party leaders said the protest was not expected. After protests across the country, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah had to publicly state that it was a law brought to grant citizenship, not to take citizenship of anyone.

There were fierce protests in Delhi and Uttar Pradesh on Friday against the Citizenship Amendment Act. Violence erupted during demonstrations in 20 districts of Uttar Pradesh. During the firing in Firozabad and Meerut, 2 people died due to firing. 8 people were injured in Kanpur and 4 in Bijnor. The day-long protest in the Jama Masjid area of ​​Delhi was peaceful. But, in the evening, the protesters threw stones at the police and opened fire.

Left parties and Muslim organizations called a nationwide shutdown in protest against the citizenship law on Thursday. Demonstrations and incidents of violence occurred in 12 states. In 6 of the states where protests took place, BJP is in power. In Sambhal in Uttar Pradesh, protesters set the bus on fire. In Lucknow, the mob opened fire on the police. Crew members got stuck due to a jam on the Delhi-Gurgaon Expressway, forcing IndiGo to cancel 19 flights from Delhi. 16 flights were delayed.

US President Donald Trump has become the third President in the history of the country to be impeached in the lower house of parliament (House of Representatives). Two motions were introduced in the House for impeachment against Trump. Trump was accused of abuse of power in the first motion. The second motion accused him of obstructing the work of Parliament during the impeachment hearing. During voting on both resolutions, Democrats voted against Trump and Republicans voted for Trump.

On Thursday, Left parties and Muslim organizations called a shutdown in other states of the country including Karnataka, Bihar to protest against the citizenship law. During this time, CPI-M workers blocked railway tracks in many cities including Patna, Darbhanga in Bihar.

Before we begin to explain why Bollywood celebrities stand with the students of Jamia Milia University, it's essential to know what is CAB and why are the students protesting.

Sources in Delhi Police told that a protest was to be held in Jafrabad in East Delhi at 2 pm. For this, people had gathered at 1.15 pm in the afternoon. They started the march on foot towards Seelampur. Initially the protest was peaceful but suddenly people started to disperse and violence started.

The bandh was announced by student organizations and left parties in the North East states in protest against the Citizenship Amendment Bill passed in the Lok Sabha. In Assam, Tripura and Arunachal, its impact was seen on common life. In Dibrugarh and Jorhat in Assam, people opposing the bill opened fire. All the exams to be held here on Tuesday were postponed. Similarly, markets and roads in Arunachal were closed due to the bandh. Internet was banned for 48 hours in view of the protests in Tripura.

JNU students have been protesting against changes in hostel manuals for the last three weeks Students room rent increased from Rs 10 to Rs 300 and the mess security fees was increased to Rs. 12 thousand.

The doors of the Sabarimala temple in Kerala were opened for the Mandal Puja festival on Saturday. The police sent back 10 women who arrived here to visit Sabarimala amidst controversy over the entry of women. These women, aged 10 to 50 years, were stopped by the police in Pamba. All these women came from Andhra Pradesh. In 2018, the Supreme Court ordered women of all ages to be given entry into the temple. However, a large bench of 7 judges will hear the petitions filed for reconsideration of the decision.