WATCH: WHO IS #NODEEPKAUR ? Why is she under arrest with no bail? Find out more about the Nodeep Kaur, a 24 year old Dalit labour rights activist and member of Mazdoor Adhikar Sangathan (MAS), raising her voice with the farmers in the protest against privatization and #Modi BJP government’s agriculture laws.
She has been imprisoned for over 2 weeks. Her arrest took place at the Singhu border on January 12th and her bail application was rejected on February 2nd.
In a display of communal harmony, a group of Hindu boys in Uttar Pradesh’'s Kanpur city formed a human chain around a Muslim man’s “baraat” to safely escort them to their destination.
The Akali Dal had supported the Citizenship (Amendment) Act in Parliament, but had since come out with conflicting statements on the new legislation, Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh said.
Kushal Punjabi passed away at the age of 42. Karanvir Bohra, Karan Patel, Shweta Tiwari and others expressed their grief on social media.
Speaking at a pro-Citizenship Act rally in Bengaluru, Surya also said 'namby-pamby secularism had no place in new India'.
Police said the victim fell forward on to the running saw machine accidentally that led to his death.
Author and historian Ramchandra Guha was among those who were detained by the police as nationwide protests broke out against the contentious law.