Protest continues against CAA, NRC across the country

The opposition to the controversial law has so far been spearheaded by Muslim community worries over their future, in the context of a possible National Register of Citizens. The Shaheen Bagh example has been replicated across Uttar Pradesh in Prayagraj and Varanasi, besides in Kolkata and other states as well. Intense protests had initially broken out in the Northeast, primarily Assam where the death toll was pegged at five.