'Invitation Accepted': Shaheen Bagh Protesters To March Towards Amit Shah's Residence On Sunday

It has been around two months since the protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act and the National Register of Citizens started at Shaheen Bagh that attracted eyeballs from across the world.

Women and children hold placards during a silent protest against CAA and NRC at Shaheen Bagh in New Delhi. (Image: PTI)

New Delhi: After Amit Shah said that he is open to meet anyone who wants to discuss about the contentious Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), protesters of Shaheen Bagh have said that they will go and meet the Union Home Minister at his residence on Sunday afternoon with a charter of demands. While speaking to ABP News, a protester from Shaheen Bagh said that agitators will march towards Shah's official residence at around 2 pm and invited people across the country to join the march. Another protester said that we accept Home Minister's invitation and claimed that currently around 1.5 lakh people have already agreed to join tomorrow's protest march and the numbers are likely to increase by tomorrow. The protesters decided to meet Amit Shah after he recently announced that anyone who has a problem with the amended Citizenship Act can meet him and discuss the issue. It has been around two months since the protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act and the National Register of Citizens started at Shaheen Bagh that attracted eyeballs from across the world. The protest entered its 63rd day on Tuesday, and a hearing in this regard is scheduled on February 17 in the Supreme Court. WATCH  REPORT | Shaheen Bagh Protesters To Meet Amit Shah On Sunday When asked about whether protesters have taken permission from Delhi Police to conduct a march towards Shah's residence, a protester said that the way Home Minister invited us through a news channel, we are also accepting the invitation and informing him about the same through ABP News. Anti-CAA protesters at Shaheen Bagh also extended an invitation to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to come and celebrate Valentine's Day with them on Friday. The protesters, who are staging a demonstration since December 15 last year demanding withdrawal of the CAA and NRC will also unveil a 'love song' and 'a surprise gift' for PM Modi. While speaking at a TV News channel programme, Shah reacted to the ongoing protest in Delhi Shaheen Bagh area and said that everyone has a right to protest peacefully. Making a significant observation on the blockade at Shaheen Bagh by anti-CAA protesters in Delhi, the Supreme Court, earlier this week, said that "you can't block public roads indefinitely" and that the "protests can't continue like this in public places". Hearing a plea for directions to the authorities to remove the Shaheen Bagh blockade, a bench comprising Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and KM Joseph issued notices to Delhi Police and others.  During the hearing on the matter, Justice Kaul said that the protest at Shaheen Bagh had continued for many days now. "You cannot just block the road. There cannot be an indefinite protest in public areas. Then, everybody will protest everywhere," Justice Kaul said. ALSO WATCH | Special Message For PM Modi, Amit Shah By Women Protesters In Shaheen Bagh The residents of Shaheen Bagh, the epicentre of the anti-CAA protests, celebrated the stupendous success of the AAP in the Delhi Assembly polls on Tuesday as many offered free food and biryani to celebrate the party's victory. Shaheen Bagh has become the epicentre of the protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) as women with young children have been staging a sit-in protest there for nearly two months. The elections in the national capital took place in the midst of massive protests in the city and elsewhere over the new citizenship law, an issue that was strongly raised by the top BJP leadership during the campaigning, which often turned bitter and vitriolic.