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New Delhi: Almost a week after the controversial Citizenship (Amendment) Act was passed by the Narendra Modi government, the new law continues to trend on Twitter, with protests being reported from all corners of the country.

In a thread of tweets by BJP’s official handle, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had a word of advice for his “young friends”, the students of colleges and universities protesting across India — that they should protest “democratically”.

Swaraj India president Yogendra Yadav has an ‘Assam tea’ cartoon for Modi.

CAB explained in one picture! नागरिकता संशोधन का कपड़ा छान निचोड़! (Please help identify this brilliant cartoonist and publication) pic.twitter.com/ZTb4Etg7RB — Yogendra Yadav (@_YogendraYadav) December 17, 2019

Did actor Huma Qureshi just compare the Indian government to Nazi rulers?

A democratically elected Govt that creates laws against its own people is following the Nazi Germany model clearly. This government has failed the people of this country. See what is happening on the streets . India is protesting 🇮🇳 You cannot divide us https://t.co/5toqbTkSOS — Huma S Qureshi (@humasqureshi) December 17, 2019

Former Indian cricketer Irfan Pathan has some serious words for trolls.

Suraj mein ek alag si garmi nazar aai,Hawa bhi apna rukh badalne lagi. Jinhone mulk ke liye ek tinke ka kaam nahi kiya aaj wo ek mulk ke wafadar se badzubani karne lage #jaihind — Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) December 16, 2019

AIMIM’s Asaduddin Owaisi launches a direct attack on the Babri masjid play in Karnataka.

Bitter adults are poisoning the minds of little children. It is agonising to see CHILDREN mimic the hate that we have only received from adults. The lessons we will give to our children will only be about building bridges, not tearing them aparthttps://t.co/AwnL4IJPQo — Asaduddin Owaisi (@asadowaisi) December 16, 2019

The climax of a Sudhir Mishra movie and the current happenings are the same!

https://twitter.com/IAmSudhirMishra/status/1206474794473967617?s=20

BJP’s Amit Malviya calls the two women of Jamia ‘indoctrinated Islamists’. You just took it too far, Mr. Malviya.

It seems the two women paraded to the world by a section of the Lutyens media as face of Jamia protests are rabidly indoctrinated Islamists. Their several Facebook posts and affiliations to radical organisations raises several questions on those handling and interviewing them… — Amit Malviya (@amitmalviya) December 17, 2019

BJP Mahila Morcha’s Priti Gandhi is trying to garner hatred against universities now…

Jamia Milia Islamia

Aligarh Muslim University

Maulana Azad University

Nadva College Lucknow This is where it all began!! Do you see any thing common in all these institutions that spearheaded this "unique student uprising" – as you call it!!#IsiliyeNRC https://t.co/lJC0NkqHyo — Priti Gandhi – प्रीति गांधी (@MrsGandhi) December 16, 2019

Donald Trump is in his own world, like always!

New Stock Market high! I will never get bored of telling you that – and we will never get tired of winning! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 16, 2019

(With inputs from Fiza Jha)

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