Protesters at Jantar Mantar, New Delhi, on Thursday.
PTIA young woman shouts slogans at a protest against the amended citizenship law at August Kranti Maidan in Mumbai on Thursday. The ground from where Mahatma Gandhi had in 1942 told the British to “Quit India” was packed with protesters on a weekday in a city with a reputation for indifference. Freedom fighter G.G. Parikh, 94, who had participated in the Quit India movement, was at the ground. As were students, political workers and celebrities. Some protesters held up placards saying they were proud of Mumbai police for showing how a peaceful protest can be enabled.
APProtesters walk in a rally demanding the withdrawal of the Citizenship Amendment Act and National Register of Citizens in Calcutta.
APProtesters shout slogans demanding the withdrawal of the Citizenship Amendment Act and National Register of Citizens in Hyderabad.
APPolice detain a man during a protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act and the National Register of Citizens in Ahmadabad.
APA woman holds a placard during a protest against the Citizenship Act in Guwahati.
APProtesters detained by police for defying prohibitory orders imposed in the area during an anti-Citizenship Act protest rally in Bangalore.
PTIA woman wears a helmet with the words 'The World is Tired of Hate' as she participates in a gathering protesting the Citizenship Amendment Act and the National Register of Citizens in Dharmsala.
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