India: Mass protest against Citizenship Amendment Act

Congress supporters during the party's 'Bharat Bachao' rally at Ramlila Maidan in New Delhi.

India's opposition Congress party leaders wave at a rally organized by party to protest against the "anti-people" policies of Prime Minister Narendra Modi led government in New Delhi, India.

Huge crowd of Congress supporters seen during the party's 'Bharat Bachao' rally at Ramlila Maidan in New Delhi.

Congress party supporters wearing onion garland shout slogans during the party's 'Bharat Bachao' rally at Ramlila Maidan in New Delhi.

Protesters display placards during a demonstration against the Indian government's Citizenship Amendment Bill in New Delhi.

Police officers chase protestors during a protest against the Citizenship Amendment Bill, a bill that seeks to give citizenship to religious minorities persecuted in neighbouring Muslim countries, outside the Jamia Millia Islamia University in New Delhi.

Protesters run for cover amid tear gas fired by police during a protest against the Citizenship Amendment Bill, a bill that seeks to give citizenship to religious minorities persecuted in neighbouring Muslim countries, outside the Jamia Millia Islamia University in New Delhi.

Protesters block a road after setting buses on fire during a demonstration against the Indian government's Citizenship Amendment Bill (CAB) in Howrah, on the outskirts of Kolkata.

Protesters shout slogans during a demonstration against the Indian government's Citizenship Amendment Bill in New Delhi.

Members of Muslim community hold placards during a protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act and National Register of Citizen (NRC), in Ludhiana.

Assamese people hold placards during a protest against Citizenship Amendment Act, at Azad Maidan in Mumbai.

Assamese People hold placards during a protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act, at Azad Maidan in Mumbai.

Jamia Millia Islamia students protest against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill in New Delhi.

Assamese People hold placards during a protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act, at Sir Puttanna Chetty Town Hall in Bengaluru.

Assamese students slogans during a protest against the Citizenship Amendment Bill (CAB) in Bengaluru.

Students injured in Friday's clash with the police show their injuries during a protest against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill and NRC at the Jamia Millia Islamia, in New Delhi.

Assamese people hold placards during a protest against Citizenship Amendment Act, in Mumbai.

Police stand next to protestors taking part in a demonstration against the Indian government's Citizen Amendement Bill (CAB) in Guwahati.

People take part in a protest against the passage of Citizenship Amendment Bill, near Raj Bhavan in Shillong, Meghalaya.

People hold placards and raise slogans as they take part in a mass hunger strike organized by the AASU against the Citizenship Amendment Act, in Guwahati.