Dehradun, December 22: Security has been heightened in hill state Uttarakhand in view of the protests against Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) which is scheduled to be held on Sunday. According to a tweet by ANI, leaves of all police personnel have been cancelled. Section 144, which prohibits the assembly of four or more people in an area, has been imposed in Haridwar in view of the CAA protests.

According to reports, the Bhim Army will take out a march against the newly amended Citizenship Act, in Haridwar on Sunday. Ashok Kumar, Director General (Law and Order), Haridwar was quoted by ANI saying that extra force is being deployed in the area and those who cause nuisance will not be spared. Anti-CAA Stir: Uttar Pradesh Remains Tense as Death Toll Mounts to 15, Internet Remains Suspended in 15 Districts.

Here's the tweet:

Anti-CAA protests have been witnessed across the country since the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill (CAB) was passed in the Rajya Sabha last week. The Bill, which is now a law, triggered violence in almost all states of the country. Students took the streets in Delhi, Chennai, Puducherry, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Lucknow, Varanasi, Kolkata and Guwahati in solidarity, even as political leaders held rallies and dharnas against the CAA. In some states, protesters began pelting stones at the police while the force resorted to lathicharge and tear gas shells to disperse the crowd.

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