The silent vigil against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, National Register of Citizens and the National Population Register began at 6.30pm on Sunday. By the time the 72-hour watch ends at 6.30pm on New Year’s Day, 67 students and faculty would have joined. Students and faculty members at the vigil Telegraph picture“Democracy is hard work and every generation must contribute to its nurturing. “The volunteers at the vigil are standing in their personal capacity,” the release says. When prohibitory orders were enforced in the city on December 19, the students left their footwear outside the gate.

Source: The Telegraph December 31, 2019 20:48 UTC