Anti-CAA Protest: Protesters In Delhi Gather At Mandi House; Section 144 Imposed, Police Deployed

Protests over the Citizenship Amendment Act and National Register of Citizens continues in the national capital. Ahead of protests against CAA, Section 144 was imposed at Mandi House to ban large gatherings.

Protests over the Citizenship Amendment Act and National Register of Citizens continues in the national capital. (ANI)

New Delhi: Protests over the Citizenship Amendment Act and National Register of Citizens continues in the national capital. Ahead of protests against CAA, Section 144 was imposed at Mandi House to ban large gatherings. However, the protest march that was called by Swaraj Abhiyan chief Yogendra Yadav, began amid tight security. The cops are constantly trying to stop the protesters from demonstrating. An additional police force has also been deployed in the area. Meanwhile, about 2-3 thousand people have gathered at Mandi House to protest against the contentious citizenship law, that seeks to grant citizenship to non-Muslim minorities from Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Bangladesh. This comes more than a week after a massive protest by Jamia students ended in violence - leading to police crackdown at the university. While they were denied permission by Delhi Police, a large number of students have gathered at the protest site amid tight security. Watch | CAA protests: People begin to gather at Mandi House to stage protest The police have currently stopped the protesters, however, if these protestors move forward, the situation is assumed to go worse. As per the report, the buses which were ferrying students and protesters from Jamia Millia Islamia to Mandi House for anti-citizenship law have been stopped by the police near Nehru Place. Students involved in this demonstration are continuously raising slogans and as per the reports, the march that has begun from Mandi House is expected to go till Parliament Street.