Large gatherings have been banned in central Delhi's Mandi House near the high-security Lutyens' Zone on Tuesday as students came out to protest against the amended citizenship law and the National Register of Citizens (NRC), reports NDTV.
"The Prime Minister said there are no detention centres in India. But we all know and it has been reported widely work on such centres have started," Swaraj India leader Yogendra Yadav said.
Surrounded by protesters holding placards of Mahatma Gandhi and other freedom fighters, Yadav shouted slogans against Home Minister Amit Shah too.
"The PM is contradicting what the Home Minister said about the NRC," Yadav said.
The group plans to march from Mandi House to Jantar Mantar, though the Delhi Police said they have denied permission.
Tuesday's protest comes over a week after a police crackdown on students of Jamia Millia Islamia University after violence at a march against the new citizenship law led to protests across the country.
Jamia students had distanced themselves from the mob that clashed with the police and set fire to buses and two-wheelers.
Students at the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) also clashed with the police the same night after their solidarity walk was stopped. In several cities, including Kolkata, Hyderabad, and Varanasi, students held midnight protests.
Last week, students across the world expressed concern over the use of police force during these protests. Over 400 students from different US universities, including Harvard, Yale, Columbia, Stanford and Tufts, issued a joint statement expressing solidarity with the protesters at Jamia and AMU.
