Shaheen Bagh protesters refuse to vacate, allege bikers hurled petrol bomb near protest site
Protesters at Shaheen Bagh allege that a petrol bomb was hurled nearby the anti-Citizenship Amendment Act protest site today
New Delhi: The anti-CAA protestors at Shaheen Bagh here alleged that a petrol bomb was hurled nearby the protest site on Sunday.
The development comes in the backdrop of the nationwide “Janta Curfew,” which is being observed on Prime Minister Modi’s appeal. Modi had on Thursday urged citizens to remain at their homes as a measure to combat the spread of COVID-19.
Delhi: Protesters at Shaheen Bagh allege that a petrol bomb was hurled nearby the anti-Citizenship Amendment Act protest site today pic.twitter.com/tHVzQfmKii
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Hundreds of demonstrators at Shaheen Bagh in Delhi have been agitating since December 15 last year against the Citizenship Amendment Act, National Register of Citizen (NRC) and National Population Register (NPR).
Petitions have also been filed in the Supreme Court seeking removal of the protestors to prevent the spread of coronavirus. The Supreme Court will hear the petitions along with other pleas pending before it in the matter on Monday.
Meanwhile, the number of people who have tested positive for coronavirus has climbed up to 324, as per the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
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