WATCH: Days of protests in India over a controversial citizenship law that excludes Muslims, have turned violent. In New Delhi, police stormed a historic Muslim university to disperse demonstrators, who say the law undermines India’s secular constitution.
Police resorted to baton charges and tear gas to disperse protesters, a witness told Reuters. Officers stormed the campus to confront protesters who they said fled into the university and threw stones at police.
"Police have entered the campus by force. No permission was given. Our staff and students are being beaten up and forced to leave the campus," Waseem Ahmed Khan, a senior faculty member of the university, told ANI.Blame game Authorities have shut down internet access in several parts of the affected states to maintain law and order.
Demonstrators shout slogans during a protest against a new citizenship law outside police headquarters in New Delhi on Monday.The Congress party in turn slammed Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party on Twitter, saying the government"has failed at its duty to maintain peace in the nation."
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