The Wire speaks to Dev Chaudhary, one of the founders and editor of Loktantra TV on the issue.

The brutality of the crime and the way authorities have reacted to it has shocked and outraged a large section of India's population.

Both the elderly and young people are participating in these unprecedented protests.

Among the many problems facing farmers protesting far from their homes at the Singhu and Tikri borders is cleanliness.

Where is the anti-CAA protest headed now?

'The government says many things, but we want our basic rights to be safeguarded,' said a protester.

Punishment under the new law is a jail term between one and five years, and a fine of Rs 15,000.

The amendment which introduces a section that deals with punishing defamatory communication would deal a severe blow to free speech, many had argued.

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