Anjana Pasricha

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Hundreds of women camping on a road that connects New Delhi to a satellite town are holding one of the most unusual protests that has happened in India in the aftermath of a new citizenship law. The law excludes Muslims from religious groups that can be granted expedited citizenship if they faced religious persecution in Afghanistan, Pakistan or Bangladesh. Anjana Pasricha has the story, in this report narrated by Amy Katz.

They fear that the new law poses a threat to their status as Indian citizens

Protestors want the law scrapped saying it will marginalize Muslims

Among the protesters rallying in India against a controversial new citizenship law that critics call anti-Muslim are thousands of female students and conservative Muslim women who seldom appear in public places

While the immediate spark is the citizenship law, anger is growing for what is being decried as an attempt by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government to control dissent