John Dayal and Jesuit Father Cedric Prakash were among hundreds of human rights activists on December 19 detained in various parts of India for protesting against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), which they say is divisive.
The Delhi Police detained Dayal, a senior journalist and human rights activist, along with others for protesting in front of police headquarters Others detained included socialist leader R K Jain, former Karnataka legislator B R Patil, NisarAlam of Madhya Pradesh, Manoj Sehrawat and M A Johar of Mushawarat. They were later released.
