Mumbai:A large number of people gathered for a pro-CAA rally at the historic August Kranti Maidan, where a massive protest against the Citizenship Act was held last week.
Pro-CAA rally at Mumbai's August Kranti Maidan draws crowds At the rally, organized by BJP's Sanvidan Sanman Manch', supporters of CAA were seen carrying national flags along with placards with pro-CAA and NRC messages and shouting slogans.
They were also carrying photographs of Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar. Big photographs of V D Savarkar, Mahatama Jyotiba Fule, Bharatmata, and Shahu Maharaj were displayed on stage.
The Sanvidan Sanman Manch' is organizing such rallies in various parts of the city. One such rally in support of CAA and NRC was organized at Dadar last week.
The organizers had planned a support march between the August Kranti Maidan to Lokmanya Tilak statue at Girgaum Chowpatty but Mumbai police denied them permission for the march citing law and order issues.
On December 19, August Kranti Maidan, where Mahatma Gandhi in 1942 told the British to quit India, witnessed a huge gathering of citizens against the CAA. Those present then
included workers of non-BJP parties, students and many Bollywood personalities.
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