The Shaheen Bagh locality in Delhi that became the centre of the Assembly election contest between the Aam Aadmi Party and the Bharatiya J...
The Shaheen Bagh locality in Delhi that became the centre of the Assembly election contest between the Aam Aadmi Party and the Bharatiya Janata Party observed a silent protest on Tuesday, The Indian Express reported. Since December 15, women in the predominantly Muslim locality have been sitting in a round-the-clock sit-in against the Citizenship Amendment Act, and the proposed National Register of Citizens.
Shaheen Bagh is part of the Okhla constituency in Delhi. Aam Aadmi Party leader Amanatullah Khan is set to win the seat, and at last count was leading the BJP’s Braham Singh by more than 77,600 votes.
“Today’s protest is silent,” read one of the placards at the protest site on Tuesday. “We don’t support any political party. Our fight is beyond one election. Please understand that.” The protestors refused to speak to reporters as the results trickled in. Another placard said the protestors were against police brutality. “We don’t support any political party,” it added.
A man said the protestors would not speak to the media as their words could be twisted. “This protest is not about opposing or supporting any one political party,” he added. “We don’t want anyone to get the wrong message today. We won’t allow either the victors or the losers to manipulate...
