New Delhi: Delhi Police on Sunday stopped a crowd of Shaheen Bagh protesters from marching towards Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s residence as the protesters did not have the required permission to carry out a march.
On Saturday, the protesters at Shaheen Bagh had announced that they would be going to meet Home Minister Amit Shah at his residence on Sunday over the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and National Register of Citizens (NRC).
Soon after, the Ministry of Home Affairs issued a statement saying that the Minister’s Office had not given an appointment to anyone for Sunday.
Deputy Commissioner of Police R.P. Meena told ANI, “They had applied for permission for a march by 4,000-5,000 people. Their letter has been sent to the Police Headquarters but until now no permission has been given.”
“Besides, the protesters do not have an appointment with Union Home Minister. Hence, we are talking to them and we hope that they will understand,” he added.
However, the DCP also said that if, in future, the protesters want to send a delegation to talk to higher authorities, after proper permission “the police will facilitate them”.
The development came three days after Home Minister Amit Shah said at Times Now Summit that anyone having doubts over CAA could seek an appointment from his office and he would be willing to meet the person(s) within three days.
