Published 12:14 IST, February 24th 2020
Shaheen Bagh interlocutors submit sealed report to Supreme Court after 5 days of mediation
After five days of mediation between SC-appointed interlocutors and the Shaheen Bagh protestors, the two interlocutors have submitted their mediation report
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After five days of mediation between SC-appointed interlocutors and Shaheen Bagh protestors, two interlocutors have submitted ir mediation report in a sealed cover to Supreme Court. two interlocutors- advocates Sadhana Ramachandran and Sanjay Hegde with assistance of former Chief Information Officer Wajahat Habibullah have submitted two amicus reports to two-judge bench comprising of justices KM Joseph and SK Kaul. judges have said that y will read report and have fixed next hearing on Wednesday.
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Jaffrabad & Jasola protests
Repeating a 'Shaheen Bagh-like' protest, a large number of people including over 1,000 women gared at Jaffrabad metro station area on Saturday night to protest against Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA). Protestors have stated y will t move from site until Centre revokes CAA. Meanwhile, several Delhi residents are staging a dharna in Jasola Vihar - a locality outside Shaheen Bagh protesting against roads blocked. Moreover, pro-CAA and anti-CAA protestors clashed in Maujpur resulting in stone-pelting. A police investigation is underway.
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Shaheen mediator blames police
Earlier on Sunday, Habibullah who has been assisting SC-appointed Shaheen Bagh interlocutors with mediation has filed an affidavit stating that protests against CAA-NRC-NPR were peaceful. Moreover, he has mentioned that police (UP and Delhi) have blocked five points around Shaheen Bagh. This comes amidst Uttar Pradesh police reopening one side of Kalindi-Kunj road, on Saturday after temporarily reopening ida-Faridabad road. While all roads close to area have been closed by UP Police due to continued protests, Kalindi Kunj-Shaheen Bagh stretch has predominantly been in focus due to large-scale garing.
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Shaheen Bagh mediation
Five days of mediation between Supreme Court-appointed interlocutors Sadhana Ramachandran and Sanjay Hegde to persuade m on shifting protest site have t resulted in any breakthrough yet. But, a delegation of Shaheen Bagh women protestors who met Ramachandran on Saturday, set seven conditions ranging for demand of protection if road is reopened to NPR in Delhi to revocation of cases against student protestors. Shaheen Bagh protests mainly led by Muslim women have been ongoing against CAA-NRC-NPR since December 15.
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12:14 IST, February 24th 2020