Maharashtra: Anti-CAA protests take place near Hari Masjid under police surveillance

A crowd of thousands of people gared outside Hari Masjid area on Friday to protest against Citizenship Amendment Act and National Register of Citizens. People marched at protest after attending 'Friday prayers' at mosque.

All permissions and orders were given by local police station to carry out protests on conditions of '' hate speech and maintenance of law and order". A heavy police force was deployed and security arrangements were me to maintain discipline during protest. 

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Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray also on Thursday spoke to leers and representatives of Muslim community through video conferencing and appealed to m to maintain law and order during protests against CAA and NRC. Leers of several opposition parties h met President Ram Nath Kovind on Tuesday requesting him to vise central government to withdraw law. 

CAA grants citizenship to n-Muslims of Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Banglesh who fled due to religious persecution and arrived in India on or before December 31, 2014.

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Protests erupt in Maharashtra

Assamese community members std a protest on Wednesday in Pune against Citizenship Act, claiming it endangers culture of Assam and igres sentiments of people of rth-eastern State. Several people also participated in a protest march against National Register of Citizens (NRC) and Act in Mumbra, a predominantly Muslim township near Mumbai.

A protest march was also undertaken in Carter Ro area of Bandra in Mumbai. In Pune, over 200 members of Assamese community, mostly students and working professionals from rastern state, gared outside Sambhaji Garden and std a protest against Act.

RE | Maharashtra: Anti-CAA Protests Erupt In Pune, Mumbra, Solapur

In Mumbra near Mumbai, protesters carried banners and placards condemning NRC and Citizenship Act and shouted anti-government slogans. Most shops in area downed ir shutters and auto-rickshaws remained off ros. protest march started from Shimla Park and ended near railway station. At a rally held later, speakers claimed Act and NRC were designed to divide Hindus and Muslims.

(With inputs from ANI)