Published 16:59 IST, February 23rd 2020
BJP's Kapil Mishra declares 'won't allow second Shaheen Bagh' amid pro & anti-CAA protests
Retaliating to the 'Shaheen-Bagh like' protests at Jaffrabad, BJP leader Kapil Mishra, on Sunday, stated that another Shaheen Bagh won't be allowed in New Delhi
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Retaliating to 'Shaheen-Bagh like' protests at Jaffrabad, BJP leader Kapil Mishra, on Sunday, stated that ar Shaheen Bagh won't be allowed to be created in Delhi while talking to media near Jaffrabad metro station. Furrmore, he added that as Parliament has passed CAA, it will t be withdrawn due to 'Muslim women' protesting on roads. He stated that both Chand Bagh and Jaffrabad where thousands of Muslim women have started protesting against CAA won't be allowed to become a Shaheen Bagh.
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Kapil Mishra: 'Won't allow ar Shaheen Bagh'
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. Similar pro-CAA protests led by Kapil Mishra are staging a counter-protest against Shaheen Bagh protests.
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Shaheen mediator blames police
Earlier in day, Former Chief Information Officer Wajahat 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. next hearing is on Monday.
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16:59 IST, February 23rd 2020