It was a repeat of what had happened a few days earlier with students of Jamia Millia Islamia and Aligarh Muslim University. Set up last year, ICLU describes itself as a network of lawyers, activists, paralegals and law students committed to protecting civil liberties. Abhisht Hela practices law at Delhi High Court while Tanvi Sharma is at the Tis Hazari district court. “The team in Lucknow felt they could face a similar situation when people would need legal aid like in Delhi. ICLU’s objective is to train paralegals and law students, focusing on the mandated requirements of NRC and National Population Register (NPR) if and when it is rolled out across the country.

Source: The Telegraph December 31, 2019 13:18 UTC