GRAPHIC CONTENT: A policeman was killed and dozens of people injured in violent clashes in India’s capital New Delhi, as thousands demonstrating for and against a new citizenship law rioted for several hours
NEW DELHI - A policeman was killed and dozens of people injured amid clashes in New Delhi on Monday as thousands demonstrating for and against a new citizenship law rioted for several hours before U.S. President Donald Trump’s maiden visit to the city.
An official at Delhi’s GTB Hospital said more than 35 people injured in the clashes were undergoing treatment. Reuters partner ANI reported that one civilian had also died, but Reuters was unable to confirm it. This has led to accusations that Modi and his Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party are undermining India’s secular traditions.
The latest round of violence came as Trump began his first visit to India as U.S. president, addressing a rally in Modi’s home state of Gujarat.People supporting the new citizenship law beat a Muslim man during a clash with those opposing the law in New Delhi, India, February 24, 2020. REUTERS/Danish SiddiquiThe clashes stretched over a nearly kilometer long road and lasted from early afternoon until well into the evening, leaving at least half a dozen people injured.
But for several hours, Reuters witnesses saw the outnumbered policemen mostly stand beside those backing the citizenship law, a majority Hindu group, and do little to quell the violence. The police also stood by as a mob vandalized a store with a Muslim name, pulling out vehicles and setting them alight.
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