Shaheen Bagh protesters to march to Shah's home

February 16, 2020 09:10

Protesters at Shaheen Bagh in Delhi have announced they will march to Union Home Minister Amit Shah's residence on Sunday with a charter of demands. They said their primary demand is to revoke the Citizenship Amendment Act.

However, sources in the home ministry said that they haven't received any such request for meeting so far.

The march to Amit Shah's residence is expected to start at 2 pm.

Speaking to mediapersons in Shaheen Bagh, the protesters said they have decided to go to Amit Shah's residence because he recently announced that anyone who has a problem with CAA can meet him and discuss the problem.

"Amit Shah ji ne yeh kaha tha ki kisi ko is kanoon se pareshani hai toh mera paas aayen. Shaheen Bagh ko is kanoon se takleef hai. Is liye Shaheen Baagh ke sab log kal Amit Shah ji ke paas jayega (Amit Shah had said if anyone has any problem with the CAA, then he/she can meet him and discuss the problem. Shaheen Bagh has problem with CAA and that's why tomorrow everyone in Shaheen Bagh will march to Amit Shah's residence)," one of the protesters said.

The protesters said they will not be sending any delegation to meet the home minister, but rather "every person will be part of the delegation".

Since December 15, Shaheen bagh has become the epicentre of protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act in the national capital. The protesters, mostly women, have staged a continuous sit-in and have been demanding withdrawal of the CAA.

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