NEW DELHI – Six people died and 32 others were injured as Indian police clashed with thousands of protesters who again took to the streets in several parts of the country to oppose a new law, making Friday the single deadliest day of the protests so far.
With the latest fatalities, the total number of deaths during the nationwide demonstrations, now in their second week, stands at 13.
The backlash against the law pushed through parliament by the Hindu nationalist government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Dec. 11 marks the strongest show of dissent since he was first elected in 2014.
The legislation makes it easier for people from non-Muslim minorities in Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan who settled in India prior to 2015 to obtain Indian citizenship.(Reuters)
