Police detain over 20 protesters in Chennai as political row escalates over viral clip allegedly showing Minister Sarath Kumar with white powder-like substance; minister denies allegations
Several Instagram, YouTube and X pages with names such as “Hit the Cockroaches”, “Hit Cockroach Killer”, “Hit Janata Party” and “Hit CJP - Gen Z Murkh Nahi Hai” have surfaced in recent days.
AAP, SP, TMC, Shiv Sena (UBT) and Left parties back the Jantar Mantar mobilisation, while Congress leaders question its links to AAP and highlight their own student protests.
With the passage of the bill, Assam becomes the first state in the Northeast and the third state in the country after Uttarakhand and Gujarat to pass the UCC Bill.