Anti-CAA protests: People in MP’s Neemuch refuse to show documents

Amid protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and the National Register of Citizens (NRC), people in Neemuch and adjoining districts in Malwa region of Madhya Pradesh are refusing to show their Aadhar and other identity cards to government personnel during an ongoing survey for ration cards and food eligibility slips, say officials.

Neemuch is situated in Malwa region on the MP-Rajasthan border, 428 kilometers North West of Bhopal. The population of Neemuch is about 1.28 lakh according to the 2011 census out of whom about 30000 are Muslims.