Violent protests against the newly-enacted citizenship law spread to West Bengal and Uttar Pradesh on Friday, with agitators resorting to arson and stone pelting in several areas.

In West Bengal, capital Kolkata witnessed snap demonstration at several places, bringing traffic to a standstill, while mass protest rallies were carried out in Muslim-dominated districts of rural Howrah, Murshidabad, Birbhum, parts of Burdwan and North Bengal. 

Violent protests against the newly-enacted citizenship law spread to West Bengal and Uttar Pradesh on Friday, with agitators resorting to arson and stone pelting in several areas.

In West Bengal, capital Kolkata witnessed snap demonstration at several places, bringing traffic to a standstill, while mass protest rallies were carried out in Muslim-dominated districts of rural Howrah, Murshidabad, Birbhum, parts of Burdwan and North Bengal.