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Security beefed up in parts of Delhi

Security has been beefed up in Delhi, Shaheen Bagh, Jamia and other sensitive areas across the national capital following the notification of Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 (CAA).

Police personnel and paramilitary forces have also been deployed in some parts, and a flag march is being conducted in parts of north east and south east Delhi. 

With votes in mind: Congress slams BJP on CAA

The Congres says the timing of notifying the rules for the Citizenship (Amendment) Act is evidently designed to polarise the coming Lok Sabha elections, especially in West Bengal and Assam. Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh also alleged that the announcement is yet another attempt to "manage the headlines" after the Supreme Court's strictures on the electoral bonds issue.

Ramesh said it took the Narendra Modi government four years and three months to notify the rules for the law cleared by Parliament in December 2019.

"After seeking nine extensions for the notification of the rules, the timing right before the elections is evidently designed to polarise the elections, especially in West Bengal and Assam," the Congress leader said.