New Delhi: Delhi police on Sunday denied permission to the protestors of Shaheen Bagh to take out a rally till Union Minister Amit Shah's residence.
"They (Shaheen Bagh protesters) told us that they wanted to take out a march (to meet HM) but we told them they cannot as they do not have appointment call from Union Home Minister. We are talking to them and we hope that they will understand," RP Meena, DCP South East said.
The police said they stopped the march and went back to their sit-in protest after they were told that their application for a meeting has been sent to the home minister.
Shaheen Bagh has been the epicentre of the protests against the citizenship law for the last two months. It was made the centrepiece of the BJP campaign for Delhi, and the subject of much of the hate speech from the party’s leaders.
Various leaders of the BJP have made it clear that they consider the protesters as 'terrorists' and 'anti-nationals', and egged on crowds to shout 'goli maaro' slogans at election rallies.
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