Lok Sabha Question No. 417 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-02-04
Subject: Anti CAA Protests
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: S. Muniswamy, Sajda Ahmed, Thalikkottai Rajuthevar Baalu, Imtiaz Jaleel Syed, Vincent H Pala, Anto  Antony, Sougata Ray, Suresh Kodikunnil, Asaduddin Owaisi, Deepak Baij, Hibi Eden

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 417

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 4 TH  FEBRUARY, 2020/ MAGHA 15, 1941 (SAKA)

## ANTI CAA PROTESTS

417.  SHRI S. MUNISWAMY:

SHRIMATI SAJDA AHMED:

SHRI T.R. BAALU:

SHRI SYED IMTIAZ JALEEL:

SHRI VINCENT H. PALA:

SHRI ANTO ANTONY:

PROF. SAUGATA RAY:

SHRI KODIKUNNIL SURESH:

SHRI ASADUDDIN OWAISI:

SHRI DEEPAK BAIJ:

SHRI HIBI EDEN:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) the reasons for agitation against Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) in
- the country;
- (b)  the  number  of  persons  killed,  injured,  detained  and  prosecuted  for agitation, estimated damage to property reported, the number of policemen  killed,  injured,  suspended  and  booked  for  high  handedness, State/UT-wise;
- (c)  the number of colleges and universities closed/suspended due to the said protests, State/UT-wise;
- (d)  the  names of the States which refused to implement the said Act or passed  resolution  against  it  along  with  the  reaction  of  the  Government thereto;
- (e)  the number of countries which issued travel warning due to the said protests; and
- (f)  the  steps  taken  or  being  taken  by  the  Government  to  take  into
- consideration the reasons for agitation and reconsider the CAA afresh?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI NITYANAND RAI)

## L.S.US.Q.NO.417 FOR 04.02.2020

(a) to (f): 'Public Order' and 'Police' are State subjects as per Schedule VII  to  the  Constitution  of  India  and  the  State  Government  concerned  is primarily responsible for maintenance of law and order in the State and to take  action against  the  culprits  as  per  law.  The  Central  Government monitors the law and order situation in the States and assists the State Governments in case of major law and order problem by deploying Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) on the request of State Governments.

The Delhi police has reported incidences of violence, unlawful gathering, stone pelting, damage to public/personal property and number of persons arrested  during  protest  against  Citizenship  (Amendment)  Act,  2019.The details are placed as Annexure.

The Central Government has received Resolutions adopted by Legislative Assemblies  of  certain  States  such  as  Rajasthan.  State  Government  of Kerala  has  also  filed  an  Original  Suit  in  the  Honourable  Supreme  Court under Article 131 of the Constitution of India.

The  Citizenship  (Amendment)  Act,  2019  has  come  into  force  w.e.f. 10.01.2020.  'Citizenship'  is  a  Central  subject  under  entry  number  17  of List  I-  Union  List  under  Seventh  Schedule  of  the  Constitution  of  India. Parliament  has  legislative  competence  to  enact  laws  for  all  Central subjects under List I as provided under Article 246(1) of the Constitution of India read with Article 11.

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## Summarised report of Delhi Police about agitations, rallies and dharnas held and citizens arrested while protesting against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019.

Details  of  the  protests  that  took  place  in  Delhi  against  the  Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 and the cases registered and persons arrested are as under:-

| Number of   | Cases      | Persons   |
|-------------|------------|-----------|
| Protests    | Registered | Arrested  |
| 66          | 11         | 99        |

## 2. The reported details of losses occurred while containing the protests/ demonstrations against CAA are as under:

| (i)    | Motor Cycle     | -   |   80 |
|--------|-----------------|-----|------|
| (ii)   | Car             | -   |   06 |
| (iv)   | Bus             | -   |   04 |
| (v)    | Toilet Van      | -   |   01 |
| (vi)   | Police Vehicle  | -   |   02 |
| (vii)  | Other Vehicle   | -   |   23 |
| (viii) | Barricades      | -   |   32 |
| (ix)   | Police booth    | -   |   01 |
| (x)    | Divider railing | -   |   01 |
| (xi)   | Media Camera    | -   |   01 |

## 3. Locality wise details of protest and unlawful activities by the mob:-

| Date                             | Locality               | Brief facts                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |   Persons arrested |
|----------------------------------|------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------|
| 13.12.2019 15.12.2019 16.12.2019 | Jamia Milia University | Gathering in large number by the students, ex-students and persons belonging to political organisations during imposition of Sec 144 of CrPC and march towards Parliament. Pelted stones and broke barricades. Damaging/defacing public and personal property. Setting on fire three Police Booths. |                 25 |

ANNEXURE L.S.US.Q.NO.417 FOR 04.02.2020

| 16.12.2019   | Chand Bagh Mazar                                 | Protesters threw stones and damaged public property.                                                                                                                                                             | 1   |
|--------------|--------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----|
| 20.12.2019   | Sunder Nagar                                     | After Friday namaaz gathering of about 4000 people and march towards Waziarabad road during imposition of Sec 144 of CrPC. Stone pelting by the mob. Police had to use tear gas shells to control the situation. | 18  |
| 17.12.2019   | Brij Puri Pulia Foota Road and Seelampur T-point | Gathering of agitators and stone pelting by them. This injured two police personnel and a private person. Damaging/defacing public and personal property. Setting on fire Police Booths.                         | 28  |
| 20.12.2019   | Netajee Subhas Chander Marg Old Seemapuri        | Unlawful assembly by thousands of people and stone pelting, Damaging/defacing public and personal property. Involvement of political leaders in provoking the violent sentiments.                                | 21  |
| 24.01.2020   | Shaheen Bag                                      | A reporter from News Nation TV channel and his team was attacked by the mobsters when three media person got injured.                                                                                            | -   |

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