In the early hours of January 17, protesters gathered at Delhi's Shaheen Bagh and erected a 40-feet high map of India.?
The map made of?iron and iron sheets has been under construction for more than a week now. Weighing a little over 300 kilograms, it stands just near the foot over bridge reads, 'We the people of India reject CAA, NPR, NRC' in bold capital letters.
Take a look at the scenes from Shaheen Bagh below:?
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According to reports, artists and installation workers are also painting another?500-metre-long piece of cloth with images, symbols and slogans of protest, which demonstrators will carry during marches.??
Apart from this, a?replica of the India Gate has also been placed the protest site, with the names of the people who have lost their lives during anti-CAA protests across the country inked on it.?
Shaheen Bagh has emerged as the fulcrum of resistance ever since violence played out at Jamia Millia Islamia. The anti-CAA-NRC-NPR protest at Shaheen Bagh started on December 15, 2019. It¡¯s been 33 days and the women at Shaheen Bagh have been staging their protests against the act non-stop.
Protests against the contentious law, which makes religion a criterion for citizenship, have been taking place across the country ever since the Act was passed.?