Newspaper Headlines: Violence In East Delhi Over Citizenship Act, Stones Thrown, Tear Gas, Other stories
Updated: December 18, 2019 07:56 IST
The Times Of India: A gangster accused of killing a BSP functionary was shot inside a Bijnor courtroom on Tuesday when a hearing in the case was going on. Two days after clashes in and around Jamia Millia Islamia, violence erupted again in the city over the amended citizenship Act when 2,000-odd protesters fought a pitched battle with police in northeast Delhi's Seelampur area, attacking cops and residents with stones, bottles and sticks. The Times Of India
Hindustan Times: PM Modi blamed the Congress and "urban naxals" for protests against new citizenship law. France and other permanent members of the UN Security Council thwarted an effort by China, acting on behalf of Pakistan, to discuss the situation in Kashmir, people familiar with the matter said on condition of anonymity. Hindustan Times
The Hindu: 21 people were injured when a protest at Seelampur in east Delhi against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA), the National Register of Citizens (NRC) and the police action against students at Jamia Millia Islamia University in the capital turned violent on Tuesday. A special meeting of the permanent members of UNSC on Kashmir was not convened on Tuesday, diplomatic sources have confirmed. The Hindu
The Asian Age: The national capital once again witnessed violence over the controversial Citizenship Amendment Act with massive rioting taking place in northeast Delhi's Seelampur area. A Pakistani court on Tuesday sentenced former military ruler Pervez Musharraf to death in high treason case. The Asian Age
The Telegraph: Mohammed Mustafa, MA student and aspiring civil servant, said he was sitting on the first-floor reading room at Jamia Millia Islamia's Ibn Sina block on Sunday evening when he and others smelled the irritating odour of tear smoke. Union home minister Amit Shah said the government is firm "like a rock" and there is "not even a little" chance of a rethink on the Citizenship (Amendment) Act. The Telegraph
