Chennai | Jagran News Desk: Members of various Muslim outfits are holding protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA), National Register of Citizens (NRC) and National Population Register (NPR) in Chennai.
Heavy security has been put in place in the city’s Chepauk area ahead of the protest as demonstrators proposed to lay seige to the Secretariat and the District Collector's office.
A large number of Muslim men and women are holding procession from Kalaivanar Arangam to lay siege of the Tamil Nadu Assembly.
The protesters, carrying tricolour, demand the state government pass a resolution in the Assembly to the effect that CAA will not be implemented in the state.The procession is held after Madras High Court denied permission to hold the same on Tuesday.
Security has been beefed up near the Assembly and along the procession route to prevent any untoward incidents. Similar anti-CAA protests are held in other parts of the state like Trichy, Cuddalore, Tiruvannamalai and others.
The protests in the capital city have been going on for a week now. The protests turned violent last Friday leaving four personnel injured.
The state had witnessed a series of protests against CAA by political parties, including the main opposition DMK and Congress, while some Muslim outfits too had hit the streets to register their opposition to the controversial law.
Chief Minister K. Palaniswami said those who were born in the state would not be affected by the newly enacted law. Speaking in the Assembly on Tuesday, Palaniswami said the opposition DMK should explain who in Tamil Nadu would get affected by the CAA. Palaniswami said those who were born in Tamil Nadu will not be affected by the CAA.