Priyanka Gandhi joins citizenship protesters at India Gate

Many have gathered again at Delhi Gate as evening prayers go on. Police have mobilised themselves again.

Entry and exit gates of Kashmere Gate are closed. Interchange facility is available at this station.

Entry and exit gates of Central Secretariat are closed. Interchange facility is available at this station.

At least seven people were injured in police firing in Uttar Pradesh's Kanpur on Friday, sources in a government hospital said, as protests against the citizenship act turned violent with thousands taking to the streets in many areas of the state.

Protesters who had gathered at Delhi Gate after their march from Jama Masjid have now left.

Fresh violence has been reported from Seemapuri in East Delhi. Some policemen were injured when protesting local residents pelted stones at them.

Entry and exit gates of Mandi House and Janpath have been closed. Interchange facility is available at Mandi House.

"Aadhaar Card is not a document for proving citizenship," clarify MHA officials.

Entry and exit gates of Rajiv Chowk, Pragati Maidan and Khan Market metro stations are closed. Interchange facility is available at Rajiv Chowk,tweeted DMRC.

Protests break out near Tis Hazari Court, beside the Kashmere Gate metro station.

Protesters pelt stones at cops in Meerut, vehicle torched in Bulandshahr

#WATCH Bahraich: Police resort to lathi-charge to disperse the protesters who were demonstrating against #CitizenshipAmendmentAct. pic.twitter.com/EXtkD61xJO

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Everybody, including students, are welcome to give their suggestions on CAA as we are yet to formulate the implementation rules, an MHA official said.

Anyone who was born before 1987 or whose parents were born before 1987 are bonafied Indian citizens as per the law and no need to worry due to the Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019 (CAA), a top government official said.

As per the 2004 amendments of the Citizenship Act, those citizens will be Indian citizens if one of the parents is an Indian citizen and neither of the parent is an illegal immigrants, he added.

The clarification came amidst the protests against the CAA and the misinformation being circulated in the social media about the recently enacted law.

Reports of violent protests are pouring in from many areas of UP, including Bulandshahr and Meerut. In protest happening at Babupurwa --between Bakarganj and Idgah, the protesters torched four police vehicles and police fired 25 rounds. Four police personnel, including SP (South) Aparna Gupta, have been injured in stone pelting by the crowd. Police also fired tear gas shells on the crowd.

Bhim Army chief Chandrasekhar Azad has appeared among the protesters at Jama Masjid again.