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    India's Citizenship Law Triggers Mass Protests And Violence As Modi Calls For Peace

    by Bill Chappell Dec 16, 2019 2 minutes
    Protests against India's new citizenship law include a "mega rally" in Kolkata, where West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, in white, led a protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act Monday.

    Tens of thousands of protesters marched on college campuses across India Monday, saying a new citizenship law is unconstitutional because it treats Muslims differently from Hindus, Buddhists and other religious groups.

    The mass demonstrations followed violence that erupted Sunday night, as police stormed a public university in New Delhi. Many of Monday's

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