Anti-CAA protest: Sec 144 imposed near Red Fort, Protesters detained

TIL Desk/National/New Delhi/ Section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, prohibiting assembly of more than four people, has been imposed near Red Fort in view of protests against Citizenship Amendment Act. Entry and exit gates of four more Metro stations — Lal Quila, Jama Masjid, Chandni Chowk and Vishwavidyalaya — are closed. Trains will not be halting at these stations.

Scores of protestors were detained by the Delhi Police near Red Fort when they tried to take out a march in defiance of the prohibitory orders imposed there to protest the Citizenship (Amendment) Act. Swarajya Abhiyan chief Yogendra Yadav was among those detained, officials said.

Protestors, which included activists and students, were dragged into buses in a bid to clear the area. Holding placards and shouting slogans, the protesters allowed themselves to be escorted to the buses. “I know many of our mates are being detained, despite that many have gathered here. The citizenship of this country cannot be divided and this is our protest call today,” Yadav said.