The Bhajanpura violence was part of the wider riots that erupted in northeast Delhi on February 24 and 25, 2020, amid protests and counter-protests linked to the Citizenship (Amendment) Act

The Union Home Ministry has authorised district collectors in Gujarat, Rajasthan, Punjab, West Bengal, Assam, Tripura, Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh to process and grant citizenship through registration or naturalisation to eligible applicants