Protests have erupted across the country over the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, which aims to expedite citizenship for persecuted non-Muslim migrants from Afghanistan, Pakistan and Bangladesh.
The situation is so bad that people are trying to voice their opinion against the act, even through their wedding photo shoots.?
Like this Kerala couple who held posters against the citizenship amendment act and the National Register of citizens. Arun Gopi can be seen holding a poster that says, 'NO CAA,' and Asha Sekhar is holding a poster that reads, 'NO NRC.'??
G L Arun Gopi and Asha Sekhar, who are all set to get married on January 21, 2020, recently had their save the date pre-wedding shoot. For this couple, nothing was more important than joining the nationwide rage against the act passed by the Indian government.?
Thousands of people turned up across India to demonstrate against the controversial Citizenship Act and the Bharatiya Janata Party¡¯s promise of an all-India National Register of Citizens, which many believe will be used as a tool to harass Indian Muslims.?
The demonstrations come in the wake of Delhi police's allegedly violent means to suppress protests in Delhi¡¯s Jamia Milia Islamia and Aligarh Muslim University, leaving hundreds injured.?