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Who led the students out? Understanding CAA 2019 and NRC

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By - MS. ANUBHAV Citizenship of a nation gives a person the rights of a citizen of that country. These rights are common for every citizen irrespective of their Religion, Castes, Creed, and Races. One of the crucial rights of a citizen, in a nation, is the "RIGHT TO VOTE", which gives a citizen the power to elect his/her political representative. In India, the word "CITIZENSHIP" is in controversies since the CAB became CAA. The controversies are so powerful that they lead to the eruption of leaderless protests, in India's prestigious educational institutions and cities. The protest came into the Limelight after the police brutality on the Jamia Milia Islamia students. The protests in India are the consequences of the Citizenship Amendment Act. Does the enforcement of this law, deprive the fundamental right of an Indian citizen? "I am an Indian", assert every Indian proudly. Does the pride associated with the assertion is in danger? Does this ac