Police vehicles torched as protests against land law turn ugly in India

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Protesters in India’s West Bengal state set fire to police vehicles on April 14 over a new land use law they claim discriminates against Muslims.  Authorities said three people had been killed following a weekend of deadly violence.  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00Protesters in India's West Bengal state set fire to police vehicles on Monday over a new

00:06land use law they claim discriminates against Muslims.

00:10Authorities said three people had been killed following a weekend of deadly violence.

00:14The violence broke out in Murshidabad on Saturday when Muslim protesters torched malls, attacked

00:20a Hindu home and stabbed two people, prompting an internet shutdown in the area.

00:25The situation is tense but it is under control.

00:45The situation is tense, but it is under control.

00:56Eight companies of CRPF, including four RAF companies, are deployed here, and they are

01:05quite active.

01:06The protests were sparked by a new law passed in Parliament this month, which makes significant

01:12changes to land previously reserved exclusively for Muslim use.

01:17Muslim groups and political parties claim that the law, like many of Prime Minister Narendra

01:21Modi's policies, is designed to alienate and discriminate against Muslims.

01:28Modi and his party officials deny these allegations, saying that the law is a pro-Muslim reform.

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