People stage demonstration in Delhi's Central Park in support of CAA

Carrying banners in support of the newly amended Citizenship Act, People held a demonstration at Central Park in Delhi's Connaught Place. Earlier some students of Delhi University (DU) had also carried out a march in support of CAA.

New Delhi: People held a demonstration at Central Park, in Delhi's Connaught Place in support of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) on Friday.

People carried banners in support of the newly amended act and a few youths were also seen waving the national flag during the protest.

Earlier on Wednesday, some students of Delhi University (DU) carried out a march in support of CAA.

Talking to ETV Bharat, few people said that it's not an anti-citizen act and the government has taken a good decision by making this Act.

"We have not been sent here by any political party. We went through the Act and came to know that it is not against Indian citizens and this is the reason we have gathered here in support of this Act," said one of the supporters.

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Also, the students of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), JNU Teachers' Federation (JNUTF) YUVA and non-teaching staff held a march in support of the Act.

However, many sections of the society are at the same time, carrying out massive protests against CAA.

The Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019, grants citizenship to Hindus, Sikhs, Jains, Parsis, Buddhists and Christians fleeing religious persecution from Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh who entered India on or before December 31, 2014.