Angry protesters demanding the scrapping of the amended citizenship law torched several motorcycles, pelted stones at police and damaged public buses in northeast Delhi’s Seelampur area on Tuesday in fresh violence in the national capital.
The police used batons and tear gas to disperse the protesters.
Plumes of smoke billowed from at least two localities.
The police said that motorcycles belonging to the force were set on fire by the demonstrators. A police booth in the area was damaged, the police added.
A large number of policemen were deployed following the violence.
The police said the protesters were marching from Seelampur towards Jafrabad.
Clashes erupted between police and protesters at Seelampur Chowk when the security personnel tried to stop them from moving ahead.
According to a senior police officer, the protest began around 12pm. The protesters raised slogans against the new law as well as the National Register of Citizens.
The clashes erupted two days after violence broke out during a protest at Jamia Millia Islamia.
Appeal for calm
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and its Seelampur MLA, Haji Ishraq, appealed for peaceful protests after violence in the area on Tuesday. Angry protesters, demanding that the amended citizenship law be withdrawn, torched several motorcycles, pelted stones at the police and damaged public buses in the Delhi locality.
'I am appealing to all the people to protest and convey their message peacefully,' Ishraq said in a video message.