Anti-CAA protest at Shaheen Bagh: Salute to elderly women

New Delhi: There is severe resentment against Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) 2019 among the general public throughout the country.

The largest center of protest is New Delhi wherein the teachers and students are on the forefront of the protests.

Shaheeh Bagh

Gate No 7 of Jamia Millia Islamia is the central point of protest. In addition to it, Shaheen Bagh of Okhla, Kalindi Gunj Road of Sarita Vihar are also the other centers of protest.

The strange fact of this protest is that many elderly women came out of their house in the bitter cold and staged dharna. Some of them had brought their young children also.

The visitors who came to the spot saluted the passion of these elderly women and applauded their effort for the protest.

Views of women

A woman protester, Shakeela Begum told that women have come to this place to force the Govt. of India to take back this black act.

Tabassum Jehan, who is participating with her three young daughters told that every day she cames at 2 p.m. and goes home at 7 p.m. and again comes back at 11 p.m. after making dinner arrangements for the family.

Shameem Parveen told that when we witnessed the atrocities of the police who mercilessly assaulted the students of Jamia, many women came out and joined the protest.

Amreen Jehan told that women won’t end their protest unless the black law is taken back.

Humaira Akhtar (70) participates in dharna programme everyday. Hafsa, a 12th class student told that this stir would continue.