Muslims in fear as police crack down in India’s heartland

“I find myself on the street, staring at the concrete path where my son Anas Ahmad bled to death,” Arshad Hussain says , leaning against the exposed brick walls of his house in Nehtaur, UP.

https://apnews.com/438b3ce98203991115beb8aa5d5db06b

Kerala homes: Not welcome posters

They begin in English by declaring “Revoke CAA, Reject NRC, Reject NPR” and then switch to Malayalam: “We are fully aware that this law is anti Constitution. BJP-RSS workers need not come here to explain this to us.
https://www.telegraphindia.com/india/kerala-homes-not-welcome/cid/1733949

A Hindu-dominated TN village picks Muslim head

Mohammed Jiyavudeen secured 554 of the 1,360 votes polled in the village with 60 Muslim votes

In times of strife and threats of polarisation on communal lines, a village in Pudukottai district shows the way
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/trichy/to-stay-united-a-hindu-dominated-village-chooses-a-muslim-panchayat-head/articleshow/73147052.cms

Rise of Indian Muslims: Constitution, Anthem- their only weapon

The ongoing stir over NRC & CAA has brought together not only Indian Muslims from across the nation, Activists from all walks irrespective of religion, artistes, intellectuals have stood up.

https://www.siasat.com/rise-indian-muslims-constitution-anthem-their-only-weapon-1769611/

Aadhaar, voter ID card, Passport not proof of citizenship: Government officials

The clarification comes a day after a “government document” emerged on social media, indicating that voter ID be treated as proof of citizenship

#IndiasMuslims
#IndianMuslims
https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2019/dec/21/aadhaar-voter-id-card-passport-not-proof-of-citizenship-government-officials-2079070.html

India’s Citizenship Emergency

CAA law is part of a pattern of persecution of Muslims carried out by Indian PM Narendra Modi & his Bharatiya Janata Party, who seek to transform India from an avowedly secular, pluralistic country into a Hindu one.
https://t.co/PomY9kA208

If Muslims don’t react how will the BJP polarise India? And how will the BJP win elections without polarisation now that the economy has been destroyed?

With CAA-NRC, PM Narendra Modi & HM Amit Shah are pushing Indian Muslims to the wall
https://theprint.in/opinion/pushed-to-edge-young-indian-muslims-asked-to-not-react/335998/ via @DilliDurAst

India Adopts the Tactic of Authoritarians: Shutting Down the Internet

India, the world’s largest democracy, shuts down the internet far more than any other country. This week, 60 million people — roughly the size of France — have no service.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/17/world/asia/india-internet-modi-protests.html

Govt bats to retain Parsi jury system to protect customs

After enacting a law to make triple talaq a offence, the Centre told the SC that jury system needed to adjudicate matrimonial disputes, including divorce & child custody through a Parsi jury system
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/govt-bats-to-retain-parsi-jury-system-to-protect-customs/articleshow/72861395.cms

Beware disruptive turn ahead by @bhupeshbaghel

The Citizenship Act seems to be an aftermath of the National Register of Citizens conducted in Assam where out of the 19 lakh alleged illegal immigrants, apparently 14 lakh turned out to be non-Muslims.

https://www.telegraphindia.com/opinion/beware-disruptive-turn-ahead/cid/1727955