More than 100 people marched from Churchgate station to CSMT in support of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA). The march was led by Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP). Aniket Ovhal (31), national secretary, ABVP, and Devendra Pai (31) from the Indian Institute of Democratic Leadership, had organised it. “The law has been heavily misinterpreted by…
While August Kranti Maidan was full of people opposing the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) on Thursday, several others backing the government’s move came together near the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT). Around 150 protesters, who gathered at Churchgate, marched to CSMT raising slogans against Kanhaiya Kumar and Umar Khalid. The protesters shouted in a Hindi…
One of the determinants of a protest’s success – or failure – is how conspicuous it is… or isn’t. That there was a protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act at Mumbai’s August Kranti Maidan on Thursday was palpable at Grant Road station itself, where protesters took to sloganeering and marching in files. Simultaneously, another protest…