The death toll in the Delhi riots hit 46 over the weekend as three more bodies were recovered from the northeast Delhi area on Sunday.
The Delhi Police said it had registered 254 FIRs and arrested or detained 903 persons in connection with the violence so far. Forty-one of the cases were registered under the Arms Act.
Three bodies were fished out from two drains in Gokalpuri on Sunday while one body was pulled out out from a drain in Shiv Vihar, police said.
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Here are the day’s updates:
11.34 am: We want Amit Shah to resign, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor
Tharoor said, “We want the home minister to resign and for the prime minister to come to the Parliament and answer for what has happened in the capital of the country and what his government’s intentions are.”
11.23 am: Rajya Sabha also adjourned till 2pm amid Opposition demand for discussion
Rajya Sabha chairman Venkaiah Naidu said: “The matter deserves to be discussed, but priority should be to see normalcy is restored and to take preventive measures.”
As Opposition members raised their voice, demanding a discussion, Naidu said: “I want us to speak in one voice to bring about stable situation.”
Naidu said he would speak to the leader of the house and of the opposition to decide on a time for discussion.
He adjourned the house till 2pm as Opposition members continued to clamour for immediate discussion.
11.04 am: Lok Sabha adjourned till 2 pm
The Lok Sabha was adjourned after the Speaker read out a condolence message for a sitting member.
AAP MPs are protesting on Parliament premises, ANI reports.
TMC MPs have worn black bands over their eyes with fingers on their lips, as they protest the government response to the Delhi riots, NDTV visuals showed.
10.53 am: Courts have never been able to prevent such things, says CJI Bobde
According to LiveLaw, Senior Advocate Collin Gonsalves told a CJI-led bench of the Supreme Court that five people had died on on Sunday.
On hate speech by BJP leaders like Anurag Thakur and Kapil Mishra, CJI SA Bobde said says that these situations are beyond the control of the court.
Bar&Bench reports the SC will hear the plea on Wednesday, March 4.
10.32 am: Harsh Mander moves SC for immediate registration of FIRs against Kapil Mishra, Anurag Thakur
The Delhi high court had adjourned the plea seeking action against BJP leaders for allegedly making hate speeches by 4 weeks.
10.02am: Kejriwal asks people to use #DelhiRelief to reach state govt
The newly-elected Kejriwal government has been criticised for inadequate relief efforts in thr riot-affected areas.
9.43 am: Section 144 at Shaheen Bagh
9.24 am: Muslim BJP leader says mob torched his, relatives’ houses
A Muslim BJP leader said his and some of his relatives’ houses were burnt down by rampaging mobs on February 25.
Akhtar Raza, the district vice president of BJP’s minority cell, told PTI that a crowd had gathered in his neighbourhood in Bhagirath Vihar in the evening and within a couple of hours mayhem ensued.
“The crowd raised religious slogans and began setting houses on fire. There are 19 houses belonging to Muslims in the area including mine and three of my relatives... all were burnt down,” he said.
Raza alleged most of the rioters were outsiders. As he along with 12 of his family members were fleeing their burning home, they were pelted with stones by the mob, he alleged.
“I sought the help of police but was told that the force was short-staffed. I did not receive any phone call or relief from the party but I have been assured of justice,” he said.
8.57 am: Parliament likely to discuss Delhi riots today
Opposition MPs have given notices in Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha to discuss the Delhi riots.
“We are ready for discussion on any issue as per the rules of the house and provided the speaker gives permission for it. But first we all should ensure the passage of the budget which is constitutional responsibility for all of us,” Union Parliamentary Affairs minister Arjun Ram Meghwal told PTI.
What happened over the weekend?
The Parliament is back in session and is likely to discuss the violence in the capital last week. Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs, Arjun Ram Meghwal said that there should be a debate over the issue but opposition should not play politics over Delhi violence in the session.
Faizan, the 23-year-old Muslim man who was filmed as he was brutally assaulted by policemen who forced him to sing the national anthem between beatings, died after the Delhi Police illegally detained him for over 36 hours and denied him urgent medical attention, HuffPost India’s report finds. Read full story here.
Six people were detained after 'goli maaron' slogans were raised at the Delhi metro's Rajiv chowk station.
BJP workers raised the same chants on the way to home minister Amit Shah's rally in Kolkata on Sunday.
Shah, whose party leaders have been accused of hate speech and instigating the Delhi riots, claimed West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee was "triggering riots" and "burning trains" in protest against CAA.
Delhi Police made a heavy deployment of security personnel in the Shaheen Bagh area, where several women have been leading a peaceful protest on the road against the Citizenship Amendment Act for more than two months, as a precautionary measure on Sunday, officials said. The police deployment has come after a fringe right-wing group, Hindu Sena, gave a call to clear the Shaheen Bagh road on March 1. However on Saturday, with the intervention of police, they called off their proposed protest against the anti-CAA agitation in Shaheen Bagh.
Union minister Anurag Thakur, who led a 'Desh ke gaddaron ko' chant at a polly rally, claimed journalists were lying about his use of hate speech during Delhi elections. He then went on to demand strict action against those involved in the communal riots.
Bengal BJP leader Subhadra Mukherjee resigned, saying she did not want to be associated with “this brand of politics” where people can be judged by their religion and not as fellow humans.