Delhi To Hyderabad, Yet Another Day Of Anti-CAA, NRC Protests & It Doesn't Look Like It'll Stop
The ongoing nationwide protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act CAA and National Register of Citizens NRC are showing no signs of slowing down. The day saw several Tiranga marches across the country against the law passed by the parliament in December. In Delhi thousands of protesters took part in the Tiranga rally.
The ongoing nationwide protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and National Register of Citizens (NRC) are showing no signs of slowing down and if anything it is only gaining momentum by each passing day.
More and more people across the country are coming out on the streets every day to oppose the polarizing legislation. Friday was no different. The day saw several 'Tiranga marches' across the country against the law passed by the parliament in December. In Delhi, thousands of protesters took part in the Tiranga rally which began from the Jafrabad Eidgah to Seelampur.
In the national capital, there was a huge anti-CAA NRC gathering outside Delhi's Jama Masjid after the Friday Protesters carried placards 每 one of them read ※Save Constitution, save country＃CAA NRC Rejected.§
In Shaheen Bagh too where the protests have been going on for nearly a month, thousands gathered on Friday and staged peaceful protests.
However, the biggest anti-CAA protests on Friday took place in Hyderabad. The rally that started from Mir Alam, Eidgah was called by the United Muslim Action Committee comprising various Muslim groups and headed by the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM).
Wow!! HYDERABAD. Anti CAA protests. Look at the sheer number of national flags. This is what real patriots can do and RSS can never do. #TirangaRally pic.twitter.com/08Z3sjO0s7
〞 Arun Gandhi INC (@SpiritOfCongres) January 10, 2020
Look at the size/length of that #Tricolor!#Hyderabad #CAA_NRC_Protest #NRC#NPR #TirangaRally pic.twitter.com/QRGwCUiZEX
〞 syed mohammed (@syedmohammedd) January 10, 2020
It saw the participation of people from all sections of society The participants were seen singing the National Anthem, chanting Azadi slogans, and Dil Diya Hain, Jaan Bhi Denge songs, as they marched through the streets, braving the midday heat.
Live from Eidgah Mir Alam ??#TirangaRally ?? @asadowaisi #SaveConstitution #RejectCAA_NRC_NPR pic.twitter.com/qwe6OPyQh2
〞 ∫umaiya khan? (@pathan_sumaya) January 10, 2020
Tiranga rally Hyd @asadowaisi@CityOrdinary @CityOrdinary @HiHyderabad @NrcProtest @HforHyderabad @breakpoints01 @mirzahyd1 @ArbaazTheGreat1 @vivekan33332148 @UAH_India @AkbarHusainM @_UzmaKHAN @stoppression pic.twitter.com/XSFHil7rhd
〞 Hyderabad Against NRC/CAA (@HydAganstNrcCAA) January 10, 2020
Similar rallies with the national flag were also held in other cities like Kolkata, Jaipur, Pune, and Bengaluru.
Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi was in Varanasi for an anti-CAA protest and also met with students of Banaras Hindu University and civil society members.
Bobins Abraham is the Assistant News Editor at Indiatimes. He has more than twelve years of experience in TV and digital journalism. An avid student of history and geopolitics, he is a conservationist and environmentalist at heart. He writes on environment, sustainability, human-animal conflict and more.
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