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Anti-CAA protests: Historian Ramchandra Guha detained in Bengaluru
Updated On: 19 December, 2019 01:46 PM IST | Bengaluru | mid-day online correspondent
Apart from Guha, several protesters including Left leaders Sitaram Yechury, D Raja, activist and Swarajya Abhiyan chief Yogendra Yadav were detained for taking part in anti-citizenship law stir defying prohibitory orders
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Bengaluru: The enactment of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) has triggered nationwide protests. Student of various institutions, colleges, and colleges across the country and activists have taken to the streets protesting against the act that provides citizenship to Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist, Jain, Parsi and Christian communities who faced religious persecution from Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Afghanistan and arrived in India before December 31, 2014.
Reports of activists and students being detained for demonstrations against the implementation of the Act have now resurfaced. Eminent historian Ramchandra Guha, who was a part of the protests being held near the Tower Hall in Bengaluru was detained by the police earlier on Thursday. He was taken away by police personnel and led to a vehicle parked nearby. Reacting to his detention, Guha said it was "absolutely undemocratic" that police were not allowing even a peaceful protest, which is the democratic right of citizens. His arrest is being condemned by many politicians and political parties across the country, including the Trinamool Congress.
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