A Delhi court convicted MLA and former Bharatiya Janata Party member Kuldeep Singh Sengar in the Unnao rape case on Monday. Sengar had kidnapped and raped a minor woman in 2017.
Meanwhile, protests against the amended Citizenship Act spilled over to colleges across India on Sunday after the police cracked down on students of Jamia Millia Islamia University students in Delhi and Aligarh Muslim University students in Uttar Pradesh. A large protest broke out in Hyderabad’s Maulana Azad Urdu University. The students of Tata Institute of Social Sciences in Mumbai took out a candle light march, while there were reports of clashes between Patna University students and the police.
Unnao rape: MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar convicted by Delhi court
A Delhi district and sessions court on Monday convicted MP Kuldeep Singh Sengar of raping a woman in Unnao, Uttar Pradesh, LiveLaw reported. Sengar was expelled from the Bharatiya Janata Party in August. The woman was kidnapped and Sengar raped her when she was a minor in 2017.
In rare move, Kerala’s ruling CPI(M) and Congress join hands to protest Citizenship Act
The Pinarayi Vijayan-led Communist Party of India (Marxist) and the Congress on Monday jointly protested against the amended Citizenship Act in Kerala, PTI reported. This is reportedly the first time in Kerala that the Congress-led United Democratic Front and the Left Democratic Front have teamed up to protest against the Centre.
Citizenship Act: Supreme Court to hear petitions challenging amended law on Wednesday
The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear the petitions challenging the recent amendments to the Citizenship Act on December 18, Live Law reported. A clutch of petitions have been filed in the top court challenging various aspects of the law that relaxed conditions for non-Muslim migrants from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan to get Indian citizenship.
Wholesale price inflation rose to 0.58% in November, shows government data
Wholesale price inflation rose to 0.58% in November from 0.16% the month before, data released by the government showed on Monday.
‘Cowardly government’: Priyanka and Rahul Gandhi target BJP after police crackdown in Jamia and AMU
Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Monday castigated the Narendra Modi-led government after protests swept campuses across India following the police crackdown at Jamia Millia Islamia University in Delhi, and Aligarh Muslim University in Uttar Pradesh the day before. The students were demonstrating against an amended citizenship law.
Citizenship Act: AMU to be evacuated today after clashes with police leave 60 students injured
The Aligarh Muslim University campus will be evacuated on Monday, Uttar Pradesh police chief OP Singh told NDTV. “We will send all students home,” said the director general of police. This came a day after at least 60 students were injured in clashes with the police.
Around 15 students have been arrested, said Singh. “We will identify and act against everyone who indulged in violence. Internet services have been shut down in Aligarh for a period of 24 hours, reported The News Minute.
Jharkhand: EC seeks report on Rahul Gandhi’s ‘Rape in India’ remark
The Election Commission has sought a factual report from authorities in Jharkhand about Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s “rape in India” comment made at a rally last week, PTI reported. Assembly elections are currently underway in the state.
Crackdown on students: Supreme Court refuses urgent hearing, to take it up tomorrow
The Supreme Court will on Tuesday take up the case related to violence on students at Delhi’s Jamia Millia University and Aligarh Muslim University in Uttar Pradesh, reported ANI. However, Chief Justice of India SA Bobde warned that they will not hear anything on the matter if the violence continued and property was destroyed.
Citizenship Act: Supreme Court to hear pleas against law on Wednesday, curfew relaxed in Guwahati
The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear petitions challenging the amended Citizenship Act on Wednesday. The law and order situation in the city of Guwahati in Assam seemed to be improving as the administration relaxed curfew timings on Monday from 6 am to 9 pm. Night curfew will continue to be in force. In Dibrugarh district, curfew was eased off from 6 am to 8 pm. Any protest meeting in Dibrugarh organised without the administration’s permission would have to end before 3 pm, according to an unidentified official.
Citizenship Act protests: Jamia students start leaving campus, AMU to be evacuated today
Protests against the amended Citizenship Act spilled over to colleges across India on Sunday after the police cracked down on students of Jamia Millia Islamia University students in Delhi and Aligarh Muslim University students in Uttar Pradesh. A large protest broke out in Hyderabad’s Maulana Azad Urdu University. The students of Tata Institute of Social Sciences in Mumbai took out a candle light march, while there were reports of clashes between Patna University students and the police.
Citizenship Act: Protest rocks Patna, several policemen injured, vehicles torched
A protest against the amended Citizenship Act in Patna on Sunday turned violent, reported PTI. Several policemen were injured and an outpost and some vehicles were torched. Violence erupted at Kargil Chowk area of the city around 5 pm. The demonstrators mostly included students of Patna University. The protestors shouted slogans against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar.
Jharkhand Assembly elections: Voting underway in 15 seats in fourth phase of polling
Polling for the fourth phase of elections to the Jharkhand Assembly began at 7 am on Monday. Voters from 15 constituencies will decide the fate of 221 candidates in Deoghar, Jamua, Chandankiyari, Madhupur, Bagodar, Gandey, Giridih, Dumri, Bokaro, Sindri, Nirsa, Dhanbad, Jharia, Tundi and Baghmara. Deoghar, Jamua and Chandankiyari are reserved for Scheduled Castes. Voting will conclude at Jamua, Bagodar, Giridih, Dumri and Tuni at 3 pm, while it will go on till 5 pm in other constituencies.
AMU students protest in support of Jamia, face tear gas and lathicharge by police
The protests sweeping the country regarding the Citizenship Act amendment have now reached the Aligarh Muslim Univeristy in Western Uttar Pradesh. Late on Thursday evening, the police clashed with student protestors. At least three policemen were seen injured as the students targeted them with stones. The police used tear gas and water cannons to try and disperse the crowd.
Mayawati accuses Congress of duplicity for alliance with Sena despite its support to Citizenship Act
Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati on Sunday accused the Congress of duplicity by continuing its alliance with the Shiv Sena in Maharashtra. Mayawati, in a series of tweets, said that the Shiv Sena had stayed true to its roots by voting in favour of the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill in the Lok Sabha, and had also opposed the Congress’ stand on Hindutva icon Vinayak Damodar Savarkar, but the Congress continued to remain part of the Maharashtra alliance.
JMM will drop sedition cases against Pathalgadi supporters if voted to power, says Shibu Soren
Jharkhand Mukti Morcha chief Shibu Soren said his party will withdraw sedition cases filed against Pathalgadi supporters if elected to power in the state. Soren made the remark in an interview with The Caravan. Pathalgadi is a practice adopted by some villages in Jharkhand to declare their gram sabha as the only sovereign authority, not the state or central government.