Shah dilemma in Shaheen Bagh as Modi govt gets ready to hear anti-CAA protesters
4 years, 10 months ago

Shah dilemma in Shaheen Bagh as Modi govt gets ready to hear anti-CAA protesters

India Today  

Union Home Minister Amit Shah offered’ last week to talk to the protesters sitting-in at Shaheen Bagh in New Delhi against the Citizenship Amendment Act. This talk offer from Amit Shah saw a number of anti-CAA protesters including those sitting in at Shaheen Bagh undertake a march towards the home minister’s official residence at Krishna Menon Marg in New Delhi. The question then is: Who will meet Amit Shah to discuss the grievances of the anti-CAA protesters at Shaheen Bagh? To withdraw the Citizenship Amendment Act To de-link National Population Register with any exercise for preparing a National Register of Citizens To shelve proposed NRC project Amit Shah might well be prepared to answer these questions to any person or delegation of anti-CAA protesters from Shaheen Bagh though without a guarantee of satisfying them.

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The CAA protests and the birth of the Shaheen Bagh movement
9 months, 3 weeks 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
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 …

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

Shaheen Bagh 'dadi' Bilkis named in Time Magazine's list of 100 Most Influential People
4 years, 3 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 …

Shaheen Bagh | Balance right to protest with right to movement: Supreme Court
4 years, 3 months ago

Shaheen Bagh | Balance right to protest with right to movement: Supreme Court

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Monday said the right to protest needs to be balanced with the right to movement of the public. A Bench led by Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul was hearing a petition filed over seven months ago to shift the anti-Citizenship Amendment Act protestors of Shaheen Bagh, most of them mothers and their children, to an alternative site …

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

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 …

How Shaheen Bagh Protestors Got Tacit Support From the Judiciary
4 years, 9 months ago

How Shaheen Bagh Protestors Got Tacit Support From the Judiciary

The Quint  

Upon hearing the counsel on 17 February, and appointing advocates Sanjay R Hegde, who was “present in Court” and Sadhana Ramachandran, an expert at mediation, interlocutors “to make the persons at site see reason” the court decreed, “ Application for intervention has been filed by Ms Tasneem Ahmadi, learned counsel seeking to intervene in the matter on behalf of certain …

Shaheen Bagh Protesters Complain To SC About Police Action; Say 'Dismantling Of Structures Reeks Of Strong Vendetta'
4 years, 9 months 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
4 years, 9 months 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
4 years, 10 months 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 …

CAA: Shaheen Bagh dadis put riders
4 years, 10 months ago

CAA: Shaheen Bagh dadis put riders

Deccan Chronicle  

NEW DELHI: As parts of northeast Delhi continued to suffer in the aftermath of the worst communal clashes in the national capital in more than three decades, a large number of people at Shaheen Bagh, which has been the epicentre of the anti-Citizenship Amendment Act protests, on Sunday said that they were ready to call off their 75-day long agitation …

Hope, belief and the candles of Shaheen Bagh
4 years, 10 months ago

Hope, belief and the candles of Shaheen Bagh

The Hindu  

It can be safely presumed that an American President was invited to our shores because we wanted him to see for himself our ‘new India’. Shaheen Bagh also saw Muslims innovatively using ‘national’ symbols — the Constitution, the Flag and the Anthem — to assert their rights as citizens and as a religious minority. Soon ‘Shaheen Bagh’ became a secular …

SC to hear petition seeking safety of anti-CAA protesters at Shaheen Bagh today
4 years, 10 months 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 …

'Amit Shah should talk to these people', Amanatullah Khan pulls up Centre over CAA violence
4 years, 10 months ago

'Amit Shah should talk to these people', Amanatullah Khan pulls up Centre over CAA violence

India TV News  

Aam Aadmi Party leader Amanatullah Khan, on Monday, visited Jaffrabad where anti-CAA protest has been ongoing since Saturday night. Monday saw a new surge in the violence amongst the CAA protestors after which four persons including one head constable of the Delhi Police lost their lives as pro and anti- CAA protestors clashed in Northeast district of Delhi. Amanatullah Khan …

From Hussain Haidry to Sharjeel Imam, What anti-CAA protests revealed
4 years, 10 months ago

From Hussain Haidry to Sharjeel Imam, What anti-CAA protests revealed

Op India  

Social media was abuzz on Monday when poet Hussain Haidry tweeted about ‘Hindu Terrorists’. Read: Bollywood lyricist Hussain Haidry incites violence, urges people to ‘show courage’ and beat up ‘upper caste’ Hindus with ‘chappal’ For quite some time, it has been clear that the leaders of terrorist outfits and radicalized individuals are, more often than not, well educated and come …

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, …

Shaheen Bagh mediation: Talks between SC-appointed interlocutors and protesters make no headway on day two
4 years, 10 months ago

Shaheen Bagh mediation: Talks between SC-appointed interlocutors and protesters make no headway on day two

Firstpost  

Talks between the Supreme Court-appointed interlocutors and protesters over vacating the road at Shaheen Bagh made little headway on Thursday as the anti-Citizenship Amendment Act demonstrators remained firm on continuing with their sit-in at the site. New Delhi: Talks between the Supreme Court-appointed interlocutors and protesters over vacating the road at Shaheen Bagh made little headway on Thursday as the …

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 …

SC-appointed mediators reach Shaheen Bagh for second round of talks with protesters, insist on media leaving before discussion
4 years, 10 months ago

SC-appointed mediators reach Shaheen Bagh for second round of talks with protesters, insist on media leaving before discussion

Firstpost  

The Supreme Court-appointed interlocutors reached Shaheen Bagh on Thursday to initiate the second round of discussion, but they insisted that the media should not be present during the talks with protestors. New Delhi: The Supreme Court-appointed interlocutors met Shaheen Bagh protestors on Thursday in their second visit to the site where people have been on a sit-in since the last …

Aaj Ki Baat Feb 19 episode: Why vested political interests do not want Shaheen Bagh protest to end?
4 years, 10 months 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 …

Interlocutors to meet Shaheen Bagh protesters again today
4 years, 10 months ago

Interlocutors to meet Shaheen Bagh protesters again today

India TV News  

The Supreme Court appointed mediation panel will again meet the anti-CAA protesters on Thursday at Delhi's Shaheen Bagh in an effort to hear and understand their views. During the first meeting, the protesters raised their voices openly in front of the interlocutors regarding their right to protest and what they fear about the CAA-NRC, and also lambasted the government. After …

‘We’re here to find a solution’, interlocutors tell Shaheen Bagh protesters
4 years, 10 months ago

‘We’re here to find a solution’, interlocutors tell Shaheen Bagh protesters

The Hindu  

Supreme Court-appointed interlocutors Sanjay Hegde and Sadhana Ramachandran on Wednesday made their first direct contact with women protesters of Shaheen Bagh, who have been on a sit-in against the the CAA-NRC-NPR regime since December 16. The apex court on Monday upheld the fundamental rights of women, children and others protesting at Shaheen Bagh, but expressed concern over blocking public areas …

Watch: Teesta Setalvad tutors Shaheen Bagh ‘protestors’ what questions to ask SC-appointed interlocutors
4 years, 10 months ago

Watch: Teesta Setalvad tutors Shaheen Bagh ‘protestors’ what questions to ask SC-appointed interlocutors

Op India  

BJP IT cell head Amit Malviya today shared a video on Twitter wherein ‘activist’ Teesta Setalvad, who has been earlier accused of embezzling 2002 riot victims’ money, appears to be tutoring Shaheen Bagh ‘protestors’ on what questions to ask the Supreme Court appointed interlocutors. Teesta Setalvad tutoring Shaheen Bagh protestors on what questions to ask the interlocutors, appointed by the …

SC-appointed mediators to visit Shaheen Bagh to continue talks with protesters tomorrow
4 years, 10 months ago

SC-appointed mediators to visit Shaheen Bagh to continue talks with protesters tomorrow

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. Sadhana Ramachandran and another mediator Sanjay Hegde earlier said they had come to Shaheen Bagh to listen to people who had assembled in large numbers. …

Shaheen Bagh protesters adamant on no CAA, interlocutors to continue talks today
4 years, 10 months ago

Shaheen Bagh protesters adamant on no CAA, interlocutors to continue talks today

India Today  

Three interlocutors appointed by the Supreme Court to resolve the Shaheen Bagh crisis met the protesters on Wednesday but the meeting remained inconclusive. Interlocutor delegation of advocates Sanjay Hegde and Sadhana Ramachandran and former bureaucrat Wajahat Habibullah went to Shaheen Bagh to meet protesters following the Supreme Court order. At the over two-hour long deliberations between interlocutors and Shaheen Bagh …

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 protesters say they will hold dialogue with Centre about anti-CAA stand through SC-appointed interlocutors
4 years, 10 months ago

Shaheen Bagh protesters say they will hold dialogue with Centre about anti-CAA stand through SC-appointed interlocutors

Firstpost  

The Supreme Court’s appointment of two interlocutors to persuade the Shaheen Bagh protesters to move to another venue brought a little disappointment to the demonstrators though many of them believe there is finally an avenue to talk to the government about their dissent. New Delhi: The Supreme Court’s appointment of interlocutors to persuade the Shaheen Bagh protesters to move to …

The Centre will at least talk to us now: Shaheen Bagh protesters on SC's interlocutors
4 years, 10 months ago

The Centre will at least talk to us now: Shaheen Bagh protesters on SC's interlocutors

India TV News  

The Supreme Court's appointment of two interlocutors to persuade the Shaheen Bagh protesters to move to another venue brought a little disappointment to the demonstrators though many of them believe there is finally an avenue to talk to the government about their dissent. The Shaheen Bagh protestors had marched towards Union Home Minister Amit Shah's residence on February 16 seeking …

AAP's Sanjay Singh says Centre can end Shaheen Bagh protest but is ‘keeping issue alive’ to avoid discussion on unemployment, economic slowdown
4 years, 10 months ago

AAP's Sanjay Singh says Centre can end Shaheen Bagh protest but is ‘keeping issue alive’ to avoid discussion on unemployment, economic slowdown

Firstpost  

The Centre can end the anti-CAA protest at Delhi’s Shaheen Bagh but it is keeping the issue alive to avoid discussion on pressing issues like unemployment and economic slowdown, Aam Aadmi Party leader Sanjay Singh claimed on Monday. Noida: The Centre can end the anti-CAA protest at Delhi’s Shaheen Bagh but it is keeping the issue alive to avoid discussion …

[Shaheen Bagh] : SC Sets Up Mediation Team To Talk To Protesters On Clearing Road Blockade [Read Order]
4 years, 10 months ago

[Shaheen Bagh] : SC Sets Up Mediation Team To Talk To Protesters On Clearing Road Blockade [Read Order]

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Monday set up a mediation team headed by Senior Advocate Sanjay Hegde to hold talks with the Shaheen Bagh protesters on a plea seeking clerance of road blockade due to the sit-in protests.The bench comprising Justices S K Kaul and K M Joseph made it clear that Hegde may choose Advocate Sadhana Ramachandran or any other …

Shaheen Bagh: Protest but don't block roads, SC tells protesters; appoints mediator
4 years, 10 months ago

Shaheen Bagh: Protest but don't block roads, SC tells protesters; appoints mediator

India Today  

The Supreme Court on Monday told Shaheen Bagh protesters to come to a "reasonable solution" so that roads are no longer blocked. The apex court was hearing an appeal filed by advocate Amit Sahni, who had approached the high court seeking directions to the Delhi Police to ensure smooth traffic flow on the Kalindi Kunj-Shaheen Bagh stretch, which remains blocked …

Shaheen Bagh demonstrators return to protest site after Delhi Police denies permission for march to Amit Shah's residence
4 years, 11 months ago

Shaheen Bagh demonstrators return to protest site after Delhi Police denies permission for march to Amit Shah's residence

Firstpost  

Responding to Amit Shah’s open invitation for discussions on CAA, protesters at Shaheen Bagh in Delhi announced that they will rally till the Union minister’s residence in the National Capital on Sunday. The Delhi Police on Sunday denied Shaheen Bagh protesters permission to march to Amit Shah’s residence, asking them to secure an appointment first. Delhi: Protesters begin march from …

Heavy police deployment in Shaheen Bagh as protesters wait for permission to meet Amit Shah
4 years, 11 months ago

Heavy police deployment in Shaheen Bagh as protesters wait for permission to meet Amit Shah

India TV News  

Heavy police deployment is in place at Shaheen Bagh where hundreds of women protesters are waiting for permission to meet Home Minister Amit Shah for a dialogue over the new citizenship law. The protesters, initially, started marching towards Union Home Minister's residence but their march was halted by the cops as they did not have the permission. The protesters, who …

Shaheen Bagh protesters say ready to meet Amit Shah to discuss CAA; no such event planned, clarifies MHA
4 years, 11 months ago

Shaheen Bagh protesters say ready to meet Amit Shah to discuss CAA; no such event planned, clarifies MHA

Firstpost  

The development comes days after Amit Shah, at a Times Now programme, said anyone who wants to discuss issues related to CAA with him can seek time from his office. Taking up Home Minister Amit Shah on his offer to discuss issues related to the Citizenship Amendment Act and the National Register of Citizens, some protesters from Shaheen Bagh on …

Shaheen Bagh closure: There cannot be indefinite protest in common area, says SC
4 years, 11 months ago

Shaheen Bagh closure: There cannot be indefinite protest in common area, says SC

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Monday gently drew the attention of citizens, mothers and senior citizens agitating against the Citizenship Act and the National Register of Citizens to the inconvenience caused when protests were held on public thoroughfares for days. The Supreme Court, however, refused to pass any interim directions urgently in the Public Interest Litigation filed by advocate Amit Sahni …

What Shaheen Bagh's anti-CAA protest has achieved
4 years, 11 months 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, …

Shaheen Bagh votes to end ‘communal talk’
4 years, 11 months ago

Shaheen Bagh votes to end ‘communal talk’

The Hindu  

Shaheen Bagh, which has been the nucleus of anti-CAA protests in the city for over 50 days, saw people come out in large numbers to vote for an “end to communal talk”, on Saturday in the Delhi Assembly elections. We also do not want Ministers who use impolite language.” A 27-year-old homemaker, Nazneen Banu, said: “The Prime Minister, at one …

CAA protests: Relentless resistance
4 years, 11 months 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
4 years, 11 months 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, …

'Will debate on Shaheen Bagh too': Kejriwal challenges Amit Shah on last day of Delhi election campaign
4 years, 11 months ago

'Will debate on Shaheen Bagh too': Kejriwal challenges Amit Shah on last day of Delhi election campaign

India TV News  

No one in the BJP is worthy of becoming chief minister of Delhi, AAP supremo and Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Thursday, the last day of campaigning before the February 8 assembly elections. People want to know who will be the Bharatiya Janata Party's chief ministerial candidate, Kejriwal told PTI in an interview, and asked what if the party …

Govt should intervene in Shaheen Bagh: Sanjay Singh
4 years, 11 months ago

Govt should intervene in Shaheen Bagh: Sanjay Singh

India TV News  

Aam Aadmi Party leader Sanjay Singh on Monday said the Centre should intervene in the Shaheen Bagh anti-CAA protests as he blamed the BJP for creating a law and order problem in Delhi. Speaking to IANS, he said the BJP is trying to create a law and order issue before the February 8 Assembly polls for fear of defeat. The …

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 …

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