13 people have been killed, and over 200 injured including 48 police personnel [half of the injured have gun-shot wounds] in clashes between opposing groups of CAA (Citizenship Amendment Act) and the proposed National Register of Citizens (NRC) protesters in north-east district of India’s capital New Delhi; as the violence that began on Sunday has continued for over three days now.

Trump on CAA, Delhi violence
Wrapping up his India visit, US President Donald Trump, responding to a query on CAA and the ongoing Delhi violence, said that he did not discuss that with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. “I want to leave that [CAA] to India...heard that [Delhi violence] but I didn’t discuss that with him [Modi].”

The worst-hit areas are Jaffrabad, Maujpur, Chand Bagh, Bhajanpura, Gokulpuri, and Kardampuri. These areas saw pitched battles between mobs who hurled petrol bombs and opened fire, as well as burning shops, pelting stones and threatening locals.

Meanwhile, curfew has been imposed in these areas, and a shoot-at-sight order has also been issued. Delhi Police though, till now, has struggled to check the rioters from both sides.

All schools in the violence-affected areas has been closed, and school examinations has been postponed. Union Home Minister Amit Shah has chaired three meetings in less than 24 hours, attended by Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, where they discussed the use of drones and electronic surveillance to quell the violence.

How it begin?

As reported by India Today, the violence started on Sunday after anti-CAA protesters blocked a road in northeast Delhi. Then BJP’s controversial leader Kapil Mishra called a gathering in favour of CAA. This was followed by clashes erupting, which intensified on Tuesday, despite beefed up security in the city because of the US President’s ongoing visit. On Monday, a Delhi Police head constable, Ratan Lal, was killed in the stone-pelting after suffering a head injury, while several police personnel, including Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Shahdra, Amit Sharma, were also injured during the clashes.

- TIN Bureau (Pic credits: indiatimes & PTI respectively)

Bihar first NDA state to say no to NRC, yes to old NPR format
The Bihar State Assembly – with majority of BJP-led NDA – this week passed an unanimous resolution against implementation of the National Register of Citizens (NRC), and in favour of the National Population Register (NPR) exercise only under the 2010 format. Notably, this format won’t include questions relating to the date of birth and place of parents and last residential address of the individual. During the discussions, Chief Minister and JD(U) leader Nitish Kumar said the central government, in any case, had no plan to implement the NRC; and that his government had already requested the Centre Government to implement the new NPR according to the 2010 format.

CAA, NRC violence reaches Delhi