Shaheen Bagh stalemate: Here's the inside story of citizens' protest in capital
4 years, 11 months ago

Shaheen Bagh stalemate: Here's the inside story of citizens' protest in capital

India Today  

On Friday night, the Delhi Police took to Twitter and urged Shaheen Bagh protesters to 'cooperate in public interest' and help clear the 2.5-km stretch of Road 13A connecting Delhi and Noida. When asked about the inconvenience being caused to commuters due to the road block, she said, "It is the police who have placed barricades everywhere." ROAD BLOCKADE Since December 15, when the agitation started, the stretch between Kalindi Kunj Bridge and Shaheen Bagh has been closed by the Delhi Police leaving hourslong traffic snarls, especially during peak hours. Devesh Chandra Srivastava, Joint Commissioner of Police, said: "We are trying to persuade the protesters either to end the protest or relocate themselves to give relief to the commuters, shopkeepers, school students and ambulances, as the stretch is used to ferry patients to Apollo Hospital, AIIMS and Safdarjung."

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

How Delhi’s Shaheen Bagh, famous for anti-CAA protest, is backing Karnataka’s hijab stir
2 years, 11 months 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 …

‘Shaheen Bagh returns’: Netizens say as protesting ‘farmers’ served biryani
4 years, 1 month ago

‘Shaheen Bagh returns’: Netizens say as protesting ‘farmers’ served biryani

Op India  

Amidst the ongoing protest by ‘farmers’ against the farms bills passed by the Modi government, a video shared by Times of India has gone viral on social media which shows Biryani being served to ‘farmers’ camping in Ghazipur, Delhi. Netizens were quick to draw equivalences between the ongoing farmers’ protest at Delhi border areas and the anti-CAA protest at Shaheen …

Supreme Court on Shaheen Bagh protest: Public spaces cannot be occupied 'indefinitely', says apex court
4 years, 3 months ago

Supreme Court on Shaheen Bagh protest: Public spaces cannot be occupied 'indefinitely', says apex court

Firstpost  

A three-judge bench observed that while dissent and democracy go hand in hand, protests must be carried out in the designated areas The Supreme Court on Wednesday said that occupying public places like Shaheen Bagh for protests is not acceptable and such a space cannot be occupied “indefinitely”. A bench comprising Justices SK Kaul, Krishna Murari, and Hrishikesh Roy held …

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

Shaheen Bagh Protests: Interlocutors File Report, SC Defers Hearing To Wednesday
4 years, 10 months ago

Shaheen Bagh Protests: Interlocutors File Report, SC Defers Hearing To Wednesday

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Monday deferred to February 26 the hearing on a plea seeking clearance of road blockade due to the sit-in protests at Shaheen Bagh in Delhi. Last week, the bench of Justices S. K. Kaul and K. M. Joseph had set up a mediation team helmed by Senior Advocate Sanjay Hegde to hold talks with the protesters. …

Shaheen Bagh Is A Confluence Of Faiths & Peaceful Assembly, Police Made Unnecessary Blockades: Wajahat Habibullah Tells SC
4 years, 10 months ago

Shaheen Bagh Is A Confluence Of Faiths & Peaceful Assembly, Police Made Unnecessary Blockades: Wajahat Habibullah Tells SC

Live Law  

Former CIC Wajahat Habibullah has filed an affidavit in the Supreme Court after visiting Shaheen Bagh and interacting with the protestors at the site.Habibullah has depicted the confluence of different faiths at the protest site and the strong bond between the peaceful protestors, united for the purpose of the common intention of opposing the CAA-NRC-NPR. Former CIC Wajahat Habibullah has …

Shaheen Bagh ‘protestors’ give 7 conditions to lift occupation of road
4 years, 10 months 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, …

Noida-Faridabad road closed due to Shaheen Bagh anti-CAA protests opens briefly for 40 minutes, shut again
4 years, 10 months ago

Noida-Faridabad road closed due to Shaheen Bagh anti-CAA protests opens briefly for 40 minutes, shut again

Firstpost  

The road connection Faridabad to Noida was briefly reopened by Uttar Pradesh Police on Friday, which was blocked for the last 69 days since the anti-CAA protests began at Shaheen Bagh in south-east Delhi. The road has been blocked for the last 69 days since the anti-Citizenship Amendment Act protests began at Shaheen Bagh in south-east Delhi. It was shut …

Mediators continue talks with Shaheen Bagh protesters
4 years, 10 months 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 …

Let us work together: Supreme Court-appointed mediators meet Shaheen Bagh protesters
4 years, 10 months ago

Let us work together: Supreme Court-appointed mediators meet Shaheen Bagh protesters

India Today  

The Supreme Court-appointed interlocutors visited Shaheen Bagh on Wednesday to initiate talks with the protesters after the court suggested that the agitation should be held in an alternative site where no public place is blocked. Delhi: Sanjay Hegde and Sadhana Ramachandran mediators appointed by Supreme Court speak to protesters at Shaheen Bagh. The protestors claimed that the all the roads …

Sit-in not causing inconvenience to commuters, claim Shaheen Bagh protesters
4 years, 10 months ago

Sit-in not causing inconvenience to commuters, claim Shaheen Bagh protesters

India Today  

A day after the Supreme Court expressed concern on blockade of a public road at Shaheen Bagh and suggested that the anti-CAA protesters shift to another site, several of those participating in the stir contested the claim that the sit-in was causing inconvenience to a large number of commuters. Several protesters on Tuesday said that the Shaheen Bagh-Kalindi Kunj road …

Shaheen Bagh blockade is troubling us, says Supreme Court
4 years, 10 months ago

Shaheen Bagh blockade is troubling us, says Supreme Court

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday said people have a right to protest but not block public places causing inconvenience to others, as it asked senior lawyers Sanjay Hegde and Sadhana Ramachandran to talk to the anti-CAA and anti-NRC protesters at Shaheen Bagh and persuade them to shift to an alternative place. SC’s objection is to place of protest …

[Shaheen Bagh] 'Alternate Routes Deliberately Blocked To Cause Inconvenience', Azad Seeks Intervention In Plea Against Protest
4 years, 11 months 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 …

Shaheen Bagh's anti-CAA protest echoes among Delhi's voters, indicate exit polls
4 years, 11 months ago

Shaheen Bagh's anti-CAA protest echoes among Delhi's voters, indicate exit polls

India TV News  

The ongoing protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act at Shaheen Bagh has been successfully turned into an election issue by the Bharatiya Janata Party, if the exit poll results released on Saturday are any indicator of the voter sentiments. This time around, BJP leaders, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah, campaigned aggressively on the issue, …

Right-wing group Kshatriya Samaj threatens to forcibly end 'anti-national' Shaheen Bagh protests by 12 February over 'traffic snarls'
4 years, 11 months ago

Right-wing group Kshatriya Samaj threatens to forcibly end 'anti-national' Shaheen Bagh protests by 12 February over 'traffic snarls'

Firstpost  

Raising a shrill pitch over ongoing protest at Shaheen Bagh ahead of Delhi Assembly elections to a whole new level, Akhil Bharatiya Kshatriya Mahasabha, a Hindu Right-Wing group, has threatened to forcibly clear the “blockade” caused by anti-CAA protesters. The group has set a deadline till 12 February for the Centre and the state government to vacate the Shaheen Bagh …

Why Shaheen Bagh protests are an important moment in India’s history
4 years, 11 months 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
4 years, 11 months 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 …

Ire over Shaheen Bagh barricades
4 years, 11 months ago

Ire over Shaheen Bagh barricades

The Hindu  

A group of people staged a demonstration near the protest site at Shaheen Bagh here on Sunday, demanding removal of barricades erected on the road connecting Noida to Kalindi Kunj. Senior officers, including Joint Commissioner of Police Devesh Srivastava and Deputy Commissioner of Police Chinmoy Biswal, rushed to the spot to bring the situation under control and prevent any untoward …

Shaheen Bagh: People launch counter-protest to free blocked roads
4 years, 11 months ago

Shaheen Bagh: People launch counter-protest to free blocked roads

Op India  

On Sunday morning, a group of people hit the streets against the 24/7 sit-in protest against CAA in Shaheen Bagh that is going on for the past 50 days. https://t.co/NweeAm3ToM — ANI February 2, 2020 These people have now sat on a protest against the Shaheen Bagh protestors, just 300 metres away from them. Amidst chants of “Bharat Mata ki …

Anti-CAA protest at Shaheen Bagh: Irked by difficulties faced during commute, locals stage demonstration against closure of Kalindi Kunj road
4 years, 11 months 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 …

Shaheen Bagh: A vigil for their rights
4 years, 11 months ago

Shaheen Bagh: A vigil for their rights

The Hindu  

The India Gate replica is positioned in the middle of the road. Even when Delhi shivered in near-zero-degree winter chill, with rains lashing and no sign of the sun anywhere, the women kept vigil at Shaheen Bagh, some frail with age, some cuddling infants in their arms, some accompanied by small children holding on to their hands. The steps leading …

Shaheen Bagh 'Jihadis' inciting division of India, will remove them on Feb 2: Hindu Sena
4 years, 11 months ago

Shaheen Bagh 'Jihadis' inciting division of India, will remove them on Feb 2: Hindu Sena

India Today  

Right-wing fringe outfit Hindu Sena on Wednesday threatened to remove all the anti-Citizenship Amendment Act protesters from Shaheen Bagh in Delhi. Hindu Sena, in a press release, said it would remove all the "Shaheen Bagh Jihadis" at 11 am on February 2, 2020. - Hindu Sena chief Vishnu Gupta The Hindu Sena said, "Millions of people are inconvenienced by the …

Armed man threatens Shaheen Bagh protesters to end agitation, overpowered
4 years, 11 months ago

Armed man threatens Shaheen Bagh protesters to end agitation, overpowered

India TV News  

An armed man, claiming to have links with a political party, entered the protest area at Shaheen Bagh on Tuesday and threatened the agitators, according to eyewitnesses. The protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act at Shaheen Bagh, primarily led by women, has been witnessing supporters flocking in thousands everyday. Shaheen Bagh Official, a Twitter handle which posts updates from the …

Protests at Delhi's Nizamuddin may grow bigger than Shaheen Bagh: Intelligence sources
4 years, 11 months ago

Protests at Delhi's Nizamuddin may grow bigger than Shaheen Bagh: Intelligence sources

India TV News  

According to intelligence sources, the protests at Delhi's Nizamuddin area is on the verge of becoming another hotbed of protests. If reports are to be believed, these protests are very likely to grow bigger than the Shaheen Bagh protests and spill over to the roads. Various barricades have been put up on the Noida-Kalindi Kunj-Sarita Vihar route and the police …

'Are you with people of Shaheen Bagh or not': Shah dares Kejriwal, says Modi govt won't spare anti-nationals
4 years, 11 months ago

'Are you with people of Shaheen Bagh or not': Shah dares Kejriwal, says Modi govt won't spare anti-nationals

India TV News  

As Delhi assembly polls near, political parties have intensified their campaign attacking each other to get maximum public attention. In a latest, Union Home Minister Amit Shah stepped up attack on Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and dared the AAP chief to visit the anti-CAA protest site at Shaheen Bagh so that the people of Delhi can decide whom to vote …

BJP doesn’t want to open Shaheen Bagh route, it’s doing “dirty politics” over this issue: Arvind Kejriwal
4 years, 11 months ago

BJP doesn’t want to open Shaheen Bagh route, it’s doing “dirty politics” over this issue: Arvind Kejriwal

The Hindu  

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday accused the BJP of playing “dirty politics” over the Shaheen Bagh protest. Mr. Kejriwal said the BJP does not want to open the stretch of the Kalindi Kunj road where anti-CAA protests are going on for over a month as the saffron party is doing “dirty politics” over it. Mr. Kejriwal asked why …

'In next 10 days, 5,000 Shaheen Baghs will come up across nation': Chandrashekhar Azad extends support to women protesting against CAA, NRC
4 years, 11 months ago

'In next 10 days, 5,000 Shaheen Baghs will come up across nation': Chandrashekhar Azad extends support to women protesting against CAA, NRC

Firstpost  

Chandrashekhar Azad’s visit to Shaheen Bagh comes a day after a Delhi court modified the conditions imposed on him while granting him bail. New Delhi: In the next 10 days, there will be 5,000 more protest sites like Shaheen Bagh across the country, Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad said on Wednesday evening as he reached the iconic demonstration spot in …

Shaheen Bagh Protests : Plea In SC Challenges Closure Of Traffic
4 years, 11 months ago

Shaheen Bagh Protests : Plea In SC Challenges Closure Of Traffic

Live Law  

A petition has been filed in Supreme Court asking for directions to the concerned authorities to monitor the traffic situation in parts of South Delhi which has arisen due to anti-CAA protests in Shaheen Bagh.The petitioner, a lawyer named Amit Sahni, had taken his grievance to the Delhi High Court where the same was disposed of by asking the authorities …

Shaheen Bagh 24x7, one month and counting
4 years, 11 months ago

Shaheen Bagh 24x7, one month and counting

India TV News  

Every night, a few thousand people gather at the heart of South Delhi district to protest against an act of government, which they feel will do more harm than good. From whatever angle you look at it, in recent times few mass protests have caused such a stir as the protest at Shaheen Bagh, a Muslim dominated neighbourhood near Jamia …

Delhi police urges Shaheen Bagh 'protestors' to clear road blockage
4 years, 11 months ago

Delhi police urges Shaheen Bagh 'protestors' to clear road blockage

Op India  

On Friday, the Delhi Police appealed to the agitators at Shaheen Bagh to unblock the Kalindi Kunj-Shaheen Bagh stretch which is causing huge inconvenience to the residents of Delhi and the National Capital Region. Read: Journalists lay the groundwork for ‘tactical retreat’ of Shaheen Bagh protests: Here are the possible reasons The protestors have blocked the roads illegally near Shaheen …

Shaheen Bagh protesters pledge to fight, seek rollback of CAA law
5 years ago

Shaheen Bagh protesters pledge to fight, seek rollback of CAA law

Al Jazeera  

One month on, protesters say they will continue to fight against new citizenship law that discriminates against Muslims. New Delhi, India – Bilquis has been on a sit-in protest since mid-December in the Indian capital against a new citizenship law that critics say runs counter to the country’s secular constitution. The peaceful sit-in at Shaheen Bagh began on December 16 …

Shaheen Bagh protest: Section of anti-CAA protesters withdraw over fears of violence, accuse political parties of 'hijacking stage'
5 years ago

Shaheen Bagh protest: Section of anti-CAA protesters withdraw over fears of violence, accuse political parties of 'hijacking stage'

Firstpost  

A section of anti-citizenship law protesters at Delhi’s Shaheen Bagh withdrew after 20 days, even as locals stayed put on the road-side venue on Thursday to steer forward a faceless demonstration New Delhi: A section of anti-citizenship law protesters at Delhi’s Shaheen Bagh withdrew after 20 days, even as locals stayed put on the road-side venue on Thursday to steer …

The fury of Shaheen Bagh’s women, writes Rajdeep Sardesai
5 years ago

The fury of Shaheen Bagh’s women, writes Rajdeep Sardesai

Hindustan Times  

In normal times, Delhi’s Shaheen Bagh area would easily fall off the map: A dingy, congested locality with open drains and dangerously dangling power cable lines. ‘Next time, please call us to the studio instead of the maulvis that you always do,’ say the women of Shaheen Bagh Few of those gathered seem to have read the fine print of …

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