Protesters angered by India's new citizenship law that excludes Muslims defied a ban against demonstrating. Prime Minister Narendra Modi defends the law.
Protesters angered by India’s new citizenship law that excludes Muslims defied a ban against demonstrations on Sunday, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi used a rally for his Hindu nationalist party to defend the legislation, accusing the opposition of pushing the country into a “fear psychosis.”
“We will not permit them because Section 144 is imposed in the area and it can make the atmosphere more tense,” said Uttar Pradesh’s police chief, O.P. Singh. “They are trying every tactic to push me out of power,” he said, urging protesters to desist from attacks on police and other violence. The demonstrations also follow a contentious process in the northeastern state of Assam meant to weed out foreigners living in the country illegally. Nearly 2 million people, about half Hindus and half Muslims, were excluded from an official list of citizens — called the National Register of Citizens, or NRC — and have been asked to prove their citizenship or be considered foreign.
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