ABVP organises protest rally in Delhi to 'spread awareness' about CAA

At a time when the country is witnessing massive anti- Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) protests, the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP)- student wing of the ruling Bharatiya Janta Party - on Friday organised a pro-CAA protest rally at Rajeev Chowk central park in Delhi's Connaught Place. The rally was held in a bid to "spread awareness" among the general public with regards to the controversial legislation.

New Delhi:While the entire country is witnessing widespread protests against the contentious Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP)- the student wing of the ruling Bharatiya Janta Party - on Friday organised a pro-CAA protest at Rajeev Chowk central park in Delhi's Connaught Place.

The protest witnessed the participation of people from all walks of life particularly the youth who expressed their support for the CAA which seeks to provide citizenship to six non-Muslim minorities from Afghanistan, Pakistan and Bangladesh.

"This programme has been organised to spread awareness about the Act. A lot of people are falling prey to rumours and are forming opinions based on those rumours, " said one of the participants at the protest.

Another participant questioned the anti-CAA protests and said, "We are willing to give space to the minorities from other countries in our country, why do people have a problem with it?"

ABVP has been holding similar protests across the country.

Earlier, on December 20, the right wing students body had organised a rally in support of the controversial legislation near the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus in Maharashtra, which saw a participation of around 250 people attending the affair.

Meanwhile, anti-CAA protests have escalated across the country over the past week. Apart from students and other protesters, several political leaders and intellectuals voicing their protest against the CAA have been detained.

Several people have also lost their lives during the anti-CAA protest.