CAA Protests: Shaheen Bagh Women Send Notice To BJP's IT Cell Head Over 'Paid Protests' Remark

The protest led by women in Delhi¡¯s Shaheen Bagh as entered its second month and the nail-biting has not deterred the spirit of women who sit all day and night against the contentious Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA).

A few days ago, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) IT cell head Amit Malviya made a scathing remark on the protesting women.

Malviya said that the Shaheen Bagh protests are sponsored.

BJP IT cell head Amit Malviya has said that Shaheen Bagh protest is sponsored by Congress. To support his claim, he tweeted a video where a man in his mid-20s can be seen explaining how the women who come to the protest site are paid anywhere between Rs 500 to 1,200 apart from getting food and other refreshments.

To further added that the more hours each woman sits, the more money she makes.

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The women of Shaheen Bagh have now decided to take legal action against Malviya¡¯s baseless claims. They have sent a defamation notice to BJP IT cell chief Amit Malviya. The legal notice has demanded an apology and Rs 1 crore in damages from the BJP leader.

The notice has been sent by the office of advocate Mehmud Pracha who is the legal adviser for the protesters.

According to a report by India Today, two protesters -- Nafisa Bano of Zakir Nagar and Shahzad Fatma of Shaheen Bagh -- have sent the notice. They have alleged that since Amit Malviya is a member of the BJP, the ruling party in the Center, therefore has a "vested interest in defaming the mass of protesters".

WHen @amitmalviya tried to discredit #ShaheenBaghProtests , we know the Women of Shaheen Bagh have rattled the IT cell. More power to you guys . People who tweet for two rupees per tweet will never understand what solidarity or standing up for right cause means

¡ª ????? Comerad (@deepsealioness) January 16, 2020

Nafisa Bano and Shehzad Fatma sending a legal notice to BJP IT Cell's Amit Malviya for defamation, is another example of the grit and determination of the #ShaheenBagh women to take the struggle forward. ???

¡ª faiyaz ahmed (@faiyazasm) January 21, 2020

The notice addressed to the BJP leader read, "By making and propagating false allegations against the protesters and casting aspersions on their motivations, you, the addressee, and other entities, have not only played a fraud on the general public but have also attempted to bring disrepute to the protesters who are bringing the attention of a large number of people on the issues being pressed by this extraordinary exercise of Constitutional freedom."

"A video posted and endorsed by you on social media site Twitter, which has been played across several media platforms, had alleged that the protesters are taking Rs 500-700 in order to be a part of the protests. Such statements are not only false but also have an effect of defaming the protestors in the national and international community," the legal notice said, as mentioned in the report by India Today.