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New Delhi, Dec 6 (EFE/EPA).- Protests against a controversial legal amendment, which grants citizenship to irregular immigrants but excludes Muslims, on Monday spread to many universities across India, while the opposition parties also called for demonstrations against the law, alleging that it was against the country's secular foundations.FOOTAGE OF THE PROTEST IN NEW DELHI.

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