Maharashtra: Shaheen Bagh-Like Anti-CAA Protest In Latur Enters Fifth Day

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An anti-Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) sit-in entered its fifth day on February 18 in Maharashtra’s Latur making its progression similar to that of Shaheen Bagh protest of in Delhi.

The protest began at Annabhau Chowk on February 14 with women from both majority and minority communities taking part in the protest. The site has a striking resemblance of Delhi’s Shaheen Bagh with artists painting images of Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar and Shaheed Bhagat Singh.

India Uprising : #CAA_NPR_ProtestLatur ka #ShaheenBagh at ‘Dr. B.R Ambedkar park’.It has just begun. Hundreds joining…No media coverage but still people over here are fighting with Full enthusiasm and determination.#IndianMuslims @IndiasMuslims pic.twitter.com/QkPlZA23G4

— ☕ Abdy عبدى (@ImAbdy) January 22, 2020

The protest significantly highlights how people are using posters to urge others to donate a book to a needy student – the student’s name being Amit Shah and the book being the Constitution. According to the protesters, the Modi government brought in CAA and NRC to target the Muslim community.

#lucknowprotest#Lucknow_Bhi_ShaheenBagh#ShaheenBaghTruth #ShaheenBagh #ShaheenBaghProtests #CAA_NRCProtests #CAA_NPR_वापस_लो #NRC_CAA_Protest #NPRही_NRCहै #Shaheen_Bagh #Latur #Detention_Camp #WeShallFight ✊#WeShallWin ✊ #आंदोलन_जारी_रहेगा pic.twitter.com/AIyymBhslt https://t.co/wcfucSAaYP

— KhabarNazar (@KhabarNazar) January 23, 2020

Hundreds of people, especially women continue their protests against the CAA at Shaheen Bagh in Delhi since December 15. Huddled in blankets with kids as young as 20 days old, people from all walks of life have been protesting at Shaheen Bhag, undeterred by the falling temperatures and pressure from officials to vacate the premises.

Also Read: ‘We Will Keep Protesting Till CAA Is Repelled’: Delhi’s Shaheen Bagh Women On Dharna For Two Weeks

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