Condemning the violence in Uttar Pradesh during the protest against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA), which was passed by his government, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said that there was a need to introspect.

"People who damaged public property and were involved in violence in the name of protest in UP should introspect if what they did was right," Modi said during his address in Lucknow.

It maybe mentioned here that as many as eighteen people have died across UttarPradesh in protests against the law which was passed by Parliament. According toUP government authorities, properties worth around Rs. 100 crore were damagedin seven districts of the State.