Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi waving to supporters at a massive rally of his Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party in New Delhi, India, on Sunday (Dec 22). - AP
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has staunchly defended India’s contentious new religion-based citizenship law in an address to a mass rally in the capital New Delhi, while elsewhere in the country the death toll from violent protests against the legislation crept higher.
He asked voters to thank the parliament for pushing through the law last week and accused opposition parties of making up lies about the amendments, urging protesters to avoid damaging homes and property.
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