Protests rage across India over citizenship law

Delhi launched a free wifi scheme today. But an internet blackout caused it to be turned off.

New Delhi's Chief Minister chose the wrong day to launch a citywide free wifi scheme.

Soon after Arvind Kejriwal launched the program on Thursday, CNN's team in New Delhi noticed it had been turned off.

The government ordered the suspension of mobile and data services in parts of the capital as protests began, according local media reports.

On Thursday, telecoms company Vodafone India tweeted that its services had been suspended in several parts of New Delhi "as per the directive received from the government."

In a video shared on Twitter, Kejriwal voiced his concern about the citizenship act:

"Today, the state of law and order in the entire country, not just in Delhi, but in entire country, has been ruined," he said.

"All citizens are afraid they will be asked to prove they are citizens of this country," he said in reference to the fear that the act could pave the way for a nationwide citizenship test.

"The poor of our country don't have documents, more than 70% of the people in this country will not have any documents to show and they will be told to leave the country. Where will they go? This is our country. This is everyone's country. We were born here, our parents, grandparents, great grandparents, they were all born here, so where will they go?"