Shaheen Bagh protests too 'Indian': 'Jinnah Wali Azadi' not enough?
5 years, 2 months ago

Shaheen Bagh protests too 'Indian': 'Jinnah Wali Azadi' not enough?

Op India  

Sabbah Haji, the Director of Haji Public School in Jammu & Kashmir’s Doda who enjoys a good camaraderie with those in the liberal camp, has taken offense at the fact that the protests at Shaheen Bagh against the Citizenship Amendment Act are ‘too Indian’. — Sabbah Haji Baji For Kashmir January 20, 2020 Haji’s first tweet in the thread was in response to a tweet by one Tanzeel Khan which was in reply to The Wire journalist Arfa Khanum Sherwani’s show of phony solidarity towards Kashmiri Pandits on the 30th anniversary of their ethnic cleansing from the valley. The individual who finds even the Shaheen Bagh protests to have ‘extreme Indianness’ was interviewed by Priya Ramani in an article on LiveMint. Read: Latest poster from Shaheen Bagh confirms that CAA ‘protests’ is about Islamist supremacy and Hinduphobia: Here is why In the protests, the sacred Hindu religious symbol of Swastika was desecrated by the anti-CAA protesters.

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Protests weren't organic: Delhi Police oppose bail plea of 2020 riots accused
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Protests weren't organic: Delhi Police oppose bail plea of 2020 riots accused

India Today  

The Delhi Police opposed bail pleas filed by several accused in the 2020 North-East Delhi riots case, including Sharjeel Imam and Umar Khalid, during a hearing in the Delhi High Court on Wednesday. Special Public Prosecutor Amit Prasad argued that the Shaheen Bagh protest lacked local support and was orchestrated by bringing people from other areas. Prasad further contended that …

The CAA protests and the birth of the Shaheen Bagh movement
1 year ago

The CAA protests and the birth of the Shaheen Bagh movement

The Hindu  

March 20, 2024 08:30 am | Updated 11:19 am IST Till December 15, 2019, even old residents of Delhi did not have much of an idea about Shaheen Bagh. Women at the centre The Shaheen Bagh protest soon became a movement which not only spread across the country but also got international attention. Reams began to be written on the …

Delhi’s protest hub Shaheen Bagh calm but tense after CAA comes into force
1 year ago

Delhi’s protest hub Shaheen Bagh calm but tense after CAA comes into force

Hindustan Times  

Shaheen Bagh, a locality which was once the epicentre of the anti-Citizenship Act protests for more than three months between late 2019 and early 2020, was on Tuesday bustling with pedestrians and vehicles — it was business as usual for this corner of southeast Delhi, a day after the Centre implemented the contentious law that paves the way for citizenship …

Anita Anand | Protests, and how to handle them: A wake-up call for all governments
1 year, 9 months ago

Anita Anand | Protests, and how to handle them: A wake-up call for all governments

Deccan Chronicle  

Growing up in rural West Bengal, I first encountered protests when I heard the word “gherao”, which literally means “to encircle”. Two recent and substantial protests in India were against the Central government’s proposed policies or policies adopted without sufficient interaction with the concerned parties: the Citizenship Amendment Act and the three farm bills. In December 2019, the government proceeded …

Why Indian liberals are not talking about anti-hijab protests in Iran
2 years, 5 months ago

Why Indian liberals are not talking about anti-hijab protests in Iran

Firstpost  

The mistake liberals have made is to fall into the trap of being led to believe that any opposition to hijab is an attack on Muslim identity. It is not Forgive me if this offends some sensitivities, but it’s good to see Muslim women finally take a stand against hijab — and that too in the heart of the Islamic …

How Delhi’s Shaheen Bagh, famous for anti-CAA protest, is backing Karnataka’s hijab stir
3 years, 1 month ago

How Delhi’s Shaheen Bagh, famous for anti-CAA protest, is backing Karnataka’s hijab stir

Firstpost  

Shaheen Bagh earned popularity in 2019-2020 when thousands of people from all walks of life had collected for over 100 days to protest against the Centre’s Citizenship Amendment Act The Karnataka hijab row seems to only be growing further with now protests at Shaheen Bagh in Delhi. Protests at Shaheen Bagh On Wednesday, Muslims of Shaheen Bagh took to the …

'Jinnah's followers tried to incite violence in western UP': Yogi Adityanath at Jewar airport event
3 years, 4 months ago

'Jinnah's followers tried to incite violence in western UP': Yogi Adityanath at Jewar airport event

India Today  

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath hit out those instigating “riots” in western Uttar Pradesh describing them as the supporters of Mohammad Ali Jinnah, the pre-Independence leader who is widely considered responsible for the partition of India in 1947 an event that saw communal riots on a massive scale. Speaking at the foundation laying ceremony for the Jewar International Airport …

A tale of two protests: farmers’ protest and Shaheen Bagh
4 years, 1 month ago

A tale of two protests: farmers’ protest and Shaheen Bagh

The Hindu  

India has experienced two successivewinters of discontent, winters which on the one hand have given a glimmer of hope to the larger society and, on the other, exposed the strong-arm tactics of the government. Urging the farmers to shed their “stubborn attitude”, Tomar had said: “Except for the demand of repealing the laws, the government is ready to consider seriously …

Photos: Shaheen Bagh, a year after anti-CAA protests
4 years, 3 months ago

Photos: Shaheen Bagh, a year after anti-CAA protests

Hindustan Times  

Photos: Shaheen Bagh, a year after anti-CAA protests A year after what was one of the largest and most prominent protests against the Citizenship Act in the country; Shaheen Bagh wears an uneasy calm. Shop owners suggest that the stigma of protests and police presence coupled with the impact of the Covid-19 lockdown have changed the dynamic of the otherwise …

Farmers' protest vs Shaheen Bagh agitation: Comparison and contrast
4 years, 3 months ago

Farmers' protest vs Shaheen Bagh agitation: Comparison and contrast

India Today  

Protest over the three farm bills at Delhi borders has brought back the memory of the Shaheen Bagh agitation over the Citizenship Amendment Act. There are a lot of similarity between the farmers’ protest over the three farm bills and the Shaheen Bagh agitation earlier this year. GOVERNMENT ON DEFENSIVE BUT FIRM The government’s response to both anti-CAA protest at …

Shaheen Bagh 'Dadi' who Became Face of Anti-CAA Protests Features in BBC's List of 100 Women of Year
4 years, 4 months ago

Shaheen Bagh 'Dadi' who Became Face of Anti-CAA Protests Features in BBC's List of 100 Women of Year

News 18  

Octogenarian Bilkis of Shaheen Bagh has made it to the BBC’s top 100 women of the year list. According to BBC, this year 100 Women is highlighting those “who are leading change and making a difference during these turbulent times.” Bilkis was among several other elderly women who came to be known as dadis of Shaheen Bagh after they became …

Shaheen Bagh 'Dadi' Among Time's 100 Influential People. Here's Why She's a 'Symbol of Resistance'
4 years, 6 months ago

Shaheen Bagh 'Dadi' Among Time's 100 Influential People. Here's Why She's a 'Symbol of Resistance'

News 18  

The octogenarian Bilkis is one of the five Indians who made it to the list of 100 most influential people for the year 2020 in the Time magazine. Bilkis Bano was among several other elderly women of Shaheen Bagh, who came to be known as Dadis of Shaheen Bagh as they emerged as a strong voice of the anti- Citizenship …

Shaheen Bagh 'dadi' Bilkis named in Time Magazine's list of 100 Most Influential People
4 years, 6 months ago

Shaheen Bagh 'dadi' Bilkis named in Time Magazine's list of 100 Most Influential People

India Today  

Bilkis, an 82-year-old woman who was at the forefront of the Shaheen Bagh protests in Delhi against the Citizenship Amendment Act, has been named by the Time Magazine in its list of ‘100 Most Influential People of 2020’. Bilkis, one of the ‘dadis’ of Shaheen Bagh, became the face of the Shaheen Bagh anti-CAA protests that went on to trigger …

Bilkis: Anti-CAA protester among TIME’s most influential people
4 years, 6 months ago

Bilkis: Anti-CAA protester among TIME’s most influential people

Al Jazeera  

An 82-year-old Muslim woman who became the face of a female-led protest against a controversial citizenship law in India’s capital New Delhi has been named to the list of the 100 Most Influential People in 2020 by US-based TIME magazine. “Bilkis gave hope and strength to activists and student leaders who were being thrown behind bars for standing up for …

Shaheen Bagh protests \'scripted\' by BJP for electoral gains, says AAP
4 years, 7 months ago

Shaheen Bagh protests \'scripted\' by BJP for electoral gains, says AAP

Deccan Chronicle  

A day after several activists who were part of the Shaheen Bagh protest joined the BJP, the Aam Aadmi Party claimed the agitation was “scripted” by the saffron party for electoral gains in the Delhi Assembly elections. The AAP’s allegation comes a day after several Muslims from Delhi’s Shaheen Bagh area, the epicentre of the protests against the Citizenship Amendment …

Anti-CAA Protests Spin-off: So Have Any 'Prominent' Shaheen Bagh Activists Joined BJP?
4 years, 7 months ago

Anti-CAA Protests Spin-off: So Have Any 'Prominent' Shaheen Bagh Activists Joined BJP?

News 18  

On Sunday, the Bharatiya Janata Party's Delhi unit announced that nearly 200 people from the Muslim community had joined it. The Aam Aadmi Party did a press conference on Monday, saying “now that prominent Shaheen Bagh activists have joined the BJP, it’s clear that the Shaheen Bagh protests were But is Shahzad Ali, a "prominent Shaheen Bagh activist"? Ritu Kaushik, …

'Sanghi Snake': AAP trolled for claiming BJP link to Shaheen Bagh protests
4 years, 7 months ago

'Sanghi Snake': AAP trolled for claiming BJP link to Shaheen Bagh protests

Op India  

The Aam Aadmi Party has now accused the BJP of sponsoring the anti-CAA protests at Shaheen Bagh and the riots at the national capital in February after some of its activists joined the BJP on Sunday. Akshay Marathe, spokesperson of the Aam Aadmi Party, claimed that the Shaheen Bagh protests were “funded and backed” by the BJP to polarise the …

Shaheen Bagh 'activist' Shahzad Ali joins BJP
4 years, 7 months ago

Shaheen Bagh 'activist' Shahzad Ali joins BJP

India TV News  

Ulema Council Secretary Shahzad Ali, who reportedly played a role in the Shaheen Bagh protest that started last winter against the contentious Citizenship Amendment Act, joined the Bharatiya Janata Party on Sunday along with other members from the minority community. Delhi BJP's minority face Nikhat Abbas, who was present on the occasion, said: "The BJP carries all religions and castes …

Delhi Police increases security at Shaheen Bagh, Jamia Nagar amid reports of protests being resumed
4 years, 9 months ago

Delhi Police increases security at Shaheen Bagh, Jamia Nagar amid reports of protests being resumed

Op India  

A contingent of Delhi Police has been deployed at New Delhi’s Shaheen Bagh area after there were reports that anti-CAA lobby was planning to resume its protests from Wednesday, June 3, 2020 demanding scraping of Citizenship Amendment Act and Unlawful Activities Act. Nationwide protests planned from June 3 According to the reports, a force of 100 policemen have been deployed …

Saeed Naqvi: Shaheen Bagh stir recast in tune with the Covid times
5 years ago

Saeed Naqvi: Shaheen Bagh stir recast in tune with the Covid times

Deccan Chronicle  

A pity that television cameras were not on to record the elegance with which the protesters at Shaheen Bagh pulled the reins, paused and recast their movement to harmonise with the requirements of public health in view of the pandemic and the rule of law, in order not to be foul of Section 144 and the curfew. Deb Mukharji, of …

Shaheen Bagh Protests: 'Muslim Women Don't Need Saviours, They Were Saviours of the Idea of India'
5 years ago

Shaheen Bagh Protests: 'Muslim Women Don't Need Saviours, They Were Saviours of the Idea of India'

News 18  

Zoya Hasan is Professor Emerita, Jawaharlal Nehru University. Do you think Shaheen Bagh protests have changed the way the world will look at Indian Muslim women? 2) What is going to be the significance of the protests by Indian Muslim women at Shaheen Bagh and elsewhere across India? 8) After attaining this stature of national recognition, what are going to …

Shaheen Bagh Protesters Complain To SC About Police Action; Say 'Dismantling Of Structures Reeks Of Strong Vendetta'
5 years ago

Shaheen Bagh Protesters Complain To SC About Police Action; Say 'Dismantling Of Structures Reeks Of Strong Vendetta'

Live Law  

Taking strong objection to the action of Delhi police in forcibly removing the structures at the protest site at Shaheen Bagh, the protesters have submitted a statement before the Supreme Court through the court-appointed interlocutors.The protesters state that the police action carried out on Wednesday morning citing lockdown measures due to COVID-19 was highly unwarranted, as they. Taking strong objection …

How Shaheen Bagh lost the plot | HT Editorial
5 years ago

How Shaheen Bagh lost the plot | HT Editorial

Hindustan Times  

The Delhi Police cleared Shaheen Bagh of protesters on Tuesday. Since mid-December, those opposed to the Citizenship Act and a possible National Register of Citizens congregated at Shaheen Bagh — an otherwise inconspicuous corner in south Delhi. Shaheen Bagh was distinctive — the protest was led by Muslim women; it became a model for movements elsewhere in the country; it …

Shaheen Bagh turns empty as media stops covering it
5 years ago

Shaheen Bagh turns empty as media stops covering it

Op India  

Days after Islamist mobs ran riots in Delhi, engaging in arson, vandalism, stone-pelting, brutally massacring innocent Hindus and damaging public properties running in Lakhs, the Shaheen Bagh protestors, who have been occupying the protest site in Delhi for almost 3 months, causing grave inconvenience to the lakhs of daily commuters, seem to have vacated the protest site now. Since December …

Eyewitnesses in violent-hit areas claim Muslims had information and had prepared for the riots
5 years ago

Eyewitnesses in violent-hit areas claim Muslims had information and had prepared for the riots

Op India  

The Mosques had issued alerts. All these arrangements were not being made to deal with any natural calamity, avoid robbery or prior notice of any terrorist attack, but by Radical Muslims to spread anti-Hindu violence in the name of protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act in major areas of Delhi. Similar preparations were made at a bike showroom in Brijpuri, …

Shaheen Bagh protest: Heavy police deployment as precautionary measure, say officials
5 years ago

Shaheen Bagh protest: Heavy police deployment as precautionary measure, say officials

Live Mint  

Delhi police made a heavy deployment of security personnel in southeast Delhi's Shaheen Bagh area, where several women have been leading a protest on the road against the new citizenship law for more than two months, as a precautionary measure on Sunday, officials said. The police deployment has come after a fringe right-wing group, Hindu Sena, gave a call to …

SC to hear petition seeking safety of anti-CAA protesters at Shaheen Bagh today
5 years, 1 month ago

SC to hear petition seeking safety of anti-CAA protesters at Shaheen Bagh today

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court agreed to hear on February 26 an application for a direction to the Delhi police to ensure the safety of anti-Citizenship Act protesters at Shaheen Bagh, who are mostly women, in the light of violent clashes which rocked the Capital and left several dead in northeast Delhi. The court said it would take up the application on …

Shaheen Bagh ‘protestors’ give 7 conditions to lift occupation of road
5 years, 1 month ago

Shaheen Bagh ‘protestors’ give 7 conditions to lift occupation of road

Op India  

A delegation of Shaheen Bagh women “protestors” on Saturday has set seven conditions to SC-appointed interlocutor Sadhana Ramachandran to end their illegal occupation of the public road on the fourth day of the mediation talks, reports Republic TV. According to the reports, the ‘protestors’ of Shaheen Bagh, the epicentre of anti-India and anti-Hindu propaganda in the name of anti-CAA protests, …

Bengaluru: Another woman held for chanting 'Pakistan Zindabad' slogans
5 years, 1 month ago

Bengaluru: Another woman held for chanting 'Pakistan Zindabad' slogans

Op India  

A day after ultra-left protestor Amulya Leona shouted ‘Pakistan Zindabad’ slogans at an anti-CAA protest rally in Bengaluru, another woman was detained on Friday for holding a “Kashmir Mukti, Dalit Mukti, Muslim Mukti” placard at a counter-protest in the city, reports ANI. According to TV9, the protestor Arudra also allegedly shouted ‘Pakistan Zindabad’ slogans during the protest. The shouting of …

Mediators continue talks with Shaheen Bagh protesters
5 years, 1 month ago

Mediators continue talks with Shaheen Bagh protesters

The Hindu  

Supreme Court-appointed interlocutors Sanjay Hegde and Sadhana Ramachandran on Thursday continued for the second day dialogue with the women protesters of Shaheen Bagh, who have been on a sit-in against the CAA-NRC-NPR regime since December 16. Citing demonstrations like the Rath Yatra, the Jat and the Railway demonstrations that had taken a violent turn, the protesters said that they had …

Aaj Ki Baat Feb 19 episode: Why vested political interests do not want Shaheen Bagh protest to end?
5 years, 1 month ago

Aaj Ki Baat Feb 19 episode: Why vested political interests do not want Shaheen Bagh protest to end?

India TV News  

On Wednesday, hours before the Supreme Court-appointed interlocutors visited Shaheen Bagh in Delhi, a video surfaced from BJP IT Cell showing how human rights activist Teesta Setalvad was "tutoring" women protesters on what questions to ask the lawyers sent by the apex court. After watching Teesta's advice on the video, one thing is clear: that the Shaheen Bagh movement is …

Actor Naseeruddin Shah instigates Muslim women protesting against CAA
5 years, 1 month ago

Actor Naseeruddin Shah instigates Muslim women protesting against CAA

Op India  

The hate for Modi amongst the ultra-left wing intelligentsia of the country is compelling them to uselessly speak against the Citizenship Amendment Law without actually understanding the nitty-gritty of the Law. One such esteemed member of the ‘anti-Modi’ brigade is Bollywood actor Naseeruddin Shah who on late Friday evening made a surprise visit to Bilal Bagh, Bengaluru’s Shaheen Bagh, where …

[Shaheen Bagh] 'Alternate Routes Deliberately Blocked To Cause Inconvenience', Azad Seeks Intervention In Plea Against Protest
5 years, 1 month ago

[Shaheen Bagh] 'Alternate Routes Deliberately Blocked To Cause Inconvenience', Azad Seeks Intervention In Plea Against Protest

Live Law  

Stating that the inconvenience caused by Shaheen Bagh protest is actually due to the unnecessary road blockades imposed by authorities, Bhim Army Chief Chandrashekhar Azad on Wednesday filed an application seeking to intervene in the pending case in the Supreme Court for clearing the protest site. "The allegation of road blockade by the protests is just an excuse.The administration has …

Opinion | Aaj Ki Baat Feb 10: After SC observations, Shaheen Bagh protesters should call off their protest
5 years, 1 month ago

Opinion | Aaj Ki Baat Feb 10: After SC observations, Shaheen Bagh protesters should call off their protest

India TV News  

Opinion | Aaj Ki Baat Feb 10: After SC observations, Shaheen Bagh protesters should call off their protest The Supreme Court on Monday questioned the propriety of blocking a public road in Shaheen Bagh for the last two months by anti-CAA protesters. The Supreme Court on Monday questioned the propriety of blocking a public road in Shaheen Bagh for the …

What Shaheen Bagh's anti-CAA protest has achieved
5 years, 1 month ago

What Shaheen Bagh's anti-CAA protest has achieved

India Today  

Anti-Citizenship Amendment Act protest at Shaheen Bagh in Delhi began on December 15 with a group of women launching an indefinite sit-in demanding scrapping of the new citizenship law. The Supreme Court on Monday refused to issue any directive to Shaheen Bagh protesters or the government in connection with the anti-CAA protest. Days after Amit Shah's NRC declaration in Parliament, …

CAA protests: Relentless resistance
5 years, 1 month ago

CAA protests: Relentless resistance

The Hindu  

AT a rally in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, organised on January 21 in support of the controversial Citizenship Act, Union Home Minister Amit Shah reiterated that there would be no going back on the legislation. The protest has spawned a range of cultural expressions that have included art, poetry and songs of resistance, including vernacular renditions of the revolutionary poet Faiz …

Shaheen Bagh protests joint-venture of AAP and Congress, says Shah during Delhi campaign
5 years, 1 month ago

Shaheen Bagh protests joint-venture of AAP and Congress, says Shah during Delhi campaign

The Hindu  

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday alleged the anti-CAA protests at Shaheen Bagh were a “joint venture” of the AAP and the Congress and claimed the “tukde-tukde gang” would get a shock when the election results are declared.” Addressing three roadshows, he asserted that the BJP would emerge victorious in the elections as people will vote for country’s security, …

Delhi polls: EC sends Yogi Adityanath show-cause notice over claim Arvind Kejriwal orchestrating Shaheen Bagh sit-in, 'feeding biryani' to protesters
5 years, 1 month ago

Delhi polls: EC sends Yogi Adityanath show-cause notice over claim Arvind Kejriwal orchestrating Shaheen Bagh sit-in, 'feeding biryani' to protesters

Firstpost  

The Election Commission has issued a show-cause notice to Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath over his claim that Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal organised the Shaheen Bagh sit-in and is “feeding biryani” to anti-Citizenship Amendment Act protesters The Election Commission has issued a show-cause notice to Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath over his claim that Delhi chief minister …

Shaheen Bagh protests: Not just parents’ negligence, anti-CAA campaign equally to blame for toddler’s death
5 years, 1 month ago

Shaheen Bagh protests: Not just parents’ negligence, anti-CAA campaign equally to blame for toddler’s death

Firstpost  

The death of little Mohammed Jahaan in Shaheen Bagh should spark introspection among the protesters and those profiting from it. The mother of little Mohammed Jahaan, who has died due to severe cold and congestion after suffering prolonged exposure to the winter chill at New Delhi’s Shaheen Bagh protests, was quoted as saying, “We want to tell Modi ji that …

Shaheen Bagh: How a peaceful protest became a ‘mudda’ for BJP
5 years, 1 month ago

Shaheen Bagh: How a peaceful protest became a ‘mudda’ for BJP

Deccan Chronicle  

NEW DELHI: This is the story of how the Delhi Police scuttled an agreed plan to peacefully dislodge the Shaheen Bagh protesters on the instructions of the Union Home Ministry so that it became an election ‘mudda’ for the BJP. This led 17-year-old Rambhakt Gopal to post “Shaheen Bagh, khel khatam” on his Facebook page before shooting at Jamia Millia …

Shaheen Bagh: How the peaceful protest became a ‘mudda’ for BJP
5 years, 1 month ago

Shaheen Bagh: How the peaceful protest became a ‘mudda’ for BJP

Deccan Chronicle  

Several weeks before Union home minister Amit Shah set in motion a chain of violent reactions with his goading at the January 27 election rally in Delhi — “Press the voting button so hard that the tremors are felt in Shaheen Bagh” — two people had seen it coming. And when junior finance minister Anurag Thakur followed up Mr Shah’s …

PM Modi campaigns in Delhi, says politics driving Jamia, Shaheen Bagh protests
5 years, 1 month ago

PM Modi campaigns in Delhi, says politics driving Jamia, Shaheen Bagh protests

India Today  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi jumped into the Delhi election campaign with a rally in Karkardooma in East Delhi. Political designs behind anti-CAA protests Breaking his silence on the anti-CAA protests at Shaheen Bagh and Jamia, PM Modi said that political designs were behind the protests. This is an experiment.There is a political design behind this which has plans to destroy …

Why Shaheen Bagh protests are an important moment in India’s history
5 years, 1 month ago

Why Shaheen Bagh protests are an important moment in India’s history

Al Jazeera  

A Muslim working class neighbourhood in New Delhi has emerged as epicentre of anti-CAA protests across India. New Delhi, India – “You have to go to Shaheen Bagh,” I was told at a party on Christmas night in India‘s capital, New Delhi. It’s like a block party.” For more than 50 days, people in Shaheen Bagh – a Muslim working-class …

It’s time for the Shaheen Bagh protests to end
5 years, 1 month ago

It’s time for the Shaheen Bagh protests to end

The Hindu  

The protesters at Shaheen Bagh in Delhi have made their point. The Shaheen Bagh protests will become a part of both the history of India’s democratic movements and of the chronicle of women’s empowerment. Chief Minister’s entry into the Delhi electoral fray and his incendiary speeches, and the Hindu Sena’s threat that it will clear Shaheen Bagh by force, the …

Anti-CAA protest at Shaheen Bagh: Irked by difficulties faced during commute, locals stage demonstration against closure of Kalindi Kunj road
5 years, 1 month ago

Anti-CAA protest at Shaheen Bagh: Irked by difficulties faced during commute, locals stage demonstration against closure of Kalindi Kunj road

Firstpost  

New Delhi: A group of locals on Sunday staged a demonstration near the anti- CAA protest site in Delhi’s Shaheen Bagh, demanding the removal of barricades from the road connecting Noida with Kalindi Kunj. Kalindi Kunj locals gather against the Shaheen Bagh protest. The protestors, including women, raised slogans like “Jai Shree Ram”, “Vande Matram” and “Khali Karao Shaheen Bagh …

Those who supported terrorists in Kashmir staging protest in Shaheen Bagh, says Adityanath
5 years, 1 month ago

Those who supported terrorists in Kashmir staging protest in Shaheen Bagh, says Adityanath

India TV News  

Lashing out at the people protesting against the new citizenship law, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday alleged that those who supported terrorists in Kashmir were staging protest in Shaheen Bagh and raising slogans of 'azadi'. Addressing a series of rallies in the national capital, Adityanath also said that "their ancestors divided India", so they have a grouse …

Yogi Adityanath, at New Delhi rally, claims Arvind Kejriwal government 'supplies biryani' to protesters at Shaheen Bagh
5 years, 1 month ago

Yogi Adityanath, at New Delhi rally, claims Arvind Kejriwal government 'supplies biryani' to protesters at Shaheen Bagh

Firstpost  

Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday alleged that those who support terrorists in Kashmir are staging protest at Shaheen Bagh and raising slogans of ‘aazadi’. New Delhi: Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday alleged that those who support terrorists in Kashmir are staging protest at Shaheen Bagh and raising slogans of ‘aazadi’. Hitting out at the …

Congress leader Ajay Verma demands separate country for Muslims
5 years, 2 months ago

Congress leader Ajay Verma demands separate country for Muslims

Op India  

A shocking video clip has surfaced in which Congress leader Ajay Verma while speaking on a show ‘Taal Thok Ke’ aired on Zee News, where participants were debating the controversial Citizenship Amendment Act, is heard daring the Bhartiya Janata Party-led ruling government to carve a separate country like Pakistan out of India for all the Muslims living here before declaring …

Twitter users accuse Kejriwal of support to anti-India elements
5 years, 2 months ago

Twitter users accuse Kejriwal of support to anti-India elements

Op India  

Sharjeel Imam, the mastermind of the Shaheen Bagh protests was arrested on Tuesday by the police and was brought to Delhi yesterday. #SharjeelKaYaarKejriwal — desi mojito January 30, 2020 A user said Sharjeel Imam believed India should be an Islamic state while Kejriwal’s aide Amanatullah Khan stood with Imam. ?#SharjeelKaYaarKejriwal pic.twitter.com/pSqaPoY7sK — Seema Choudhary January 30, 2020 Another social media …

Shaheen Bagh protest challenges BJP govt’s brand of populism, is generative of new vision of democracy
5 years, 2 months ago

Shaheen Bagh protest challenges BJP govt’s brand of populism, is generative of new vision of democracy

Firstpost  

This essay contends that the passage of the 2019 Citizenship Amendment Act exemplifies legislative populism in its most ethnic format, the National Register of Citizens being its subservient arm or vice versa. That the CAA is an installation of Hindu home is manifest in the BJP’s 2014 election manifesto, which promises that the party would work to make India “natural …

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