INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
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Updated: Feb 03, 2020 15:43 IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Feb 3 (ANI): Mumbai Police on Monday issued Section 149 of CrPC Notice to people who have been
protesting against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA">CAA), National Register of Citizens (NRC) and National Population Register (NPR) in
Nagpada area here.Section 149 of the CrPC is used to prevent cognizable offences.The protest against CAA">CAA has been going on for more
than a week now in the Nagpada area here.Protests erupted in various parts of the country against the CAA">CAA since Parliament gave its nod
to the Bill in December last year
The CAA">CAA grants citizenship to Hindus, Sikhs, Jains, Parsis, Buddhists and Christians fleeing religious persecution from Pakistan,
Afghanistan, and Bangladesh if they entered India on or before December 31, 2014