Activists and supporters of Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) participate in a rally to protest against the new citizenship law in Kolkata, India, on Monday (Jan 20). The new citizenship law and a proposed National Register of Citizens have brought thousands of protesters out in the streets in many cities and towns since December. - AP
KOLKATA: More than 8,000 people from the Christian community took to the streets in eastern India on Monday (Jan 20) to protest against a citizenship law that critics say discriminates against Muslims.
Hindu-majority India has been gripped by widespread street demonstrations that have sometimes turned deadly, with the march in West Bengal state's capital Kolkata believed to be one of the biggest rallies by Christians.
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