Anti-Citizenship Amendment Act protests started at Meenakshi Chowk in Muzaffarnagar on December 20, after which the protesters also reached Shiv Murti Chowk and Mahavir Chowk. When did they get violent enough to warrant police action? The Wire visited the spot and spoke to eyewitnesses.
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Among the many places which saw protests in Uttar Pradesh was communally sensitive Muzaffarnagar.