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- Says it would hear petitions challenging the law on Jan. 22
- Petitioners argue the legislation violates India’s secular constitution
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to stall the implementation of a new law that lays out a path for non-Muslim minorities from some neighboring countries for Indian citizenship, despite violent protests across the country.
The top court said it would hear petitions challenging the law on Jan. 22.
The petitioners argue that it violates India’s secular constitution.
Protests against the law erupted in Assam last week.
They have since turned violent and spread to universities across the country, where students and the public have come out to chant anti-government slogans and call the law anti-Muslim and anti-constitution.