Discord among Shaheen Bagh protesters over meeting with Shah

Soon after the protesters at Shaheen Bagh in Delhi have announced to meet Union Home Minister Amit Shah's at residence with a charter of demands, the protestors broke out into two groups over the meeting. One of the group said, we will meet Shah and end up this dharna while, others oppose the meeting.

New Delhi:As protest continues in Shaheen Bagh over issues such as the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and the National Register of Citizens (NRC), a section of protesters is planning to meet Home Minister Amit Shah, while others are opposing it.

The protesters are divided into two groups. Besides, there are differences among the protesters of Shaheen Bagh to end the dharna.

"During the Shaheen Bagh protest at around 11 am on Saturday, a protestor named Asif Toofani announced, "We are ready to meet Amit Shah and we along with the elderly women, will visit him."

However, some women opposed Toofani's statement.

A protesting woman told a news agency, "Who is he to take this decision? This demonstration belongs to the people and I shall not visit him. However, if the elderly people decide that we should go, we are ready."

The protest at Shaheen Bagh against the Citizenship Amendment Act has been continuing for the past nearly two months.

The Citizenship Amendment Act grants citizenship to Hindu, Sikh, Jain, Parsi, Buddhist and Christian refugees who came from Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh on or before 31 December, 2014.

(IANS Report)