Shaheen Bagh protest is illegal, undemocratic: BJP Narasimha Rao

Delhi | Saturday | 15th February, 2020

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A+ A-New Delhi: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP GVL Narasimha Rao on Saturday slammed people protesting against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act at Shaheen Bagh, saying that blocking the roads and disrupting the traffic is illegal. The courts have also said that the protest cannot be indefinite and should take place at the prescribed place with permission. “Shaheen Bagh protest is undemocratic and illegal protest,” he added. On February 10, hearing petitions seeking the removal of anti-CAA protesters from Shaheen Bagh, the Supreme Court said, “There is a law and people have a grievance against it. if you want to protest, it has to be in an area identified for protest,” observed the Supreme Court bench..