New Delhi, Jan. 20 -- Shaheen Bagh in Delhi has become a shining example of a truly Gandhian protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), ever since this discriminatory law triggered widespread outrage. While the Supreme Court is yet to consider its constitutional validity, protests are spiraling all over India. Particularly, instances of police brutality in many university campuses and in Uttar Pradesh have inflamed passions, as those have left over 26 dead and hundreds wounded.
The impending National Register of Citizens (NRC) and CAA together are perceived as being directed against Muslims. Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ambivalent statement that no discussion on NRC has taken place is hardly credible since two senior Ministers ...