Shaheen Bagh Protest  

The Supreme Court has balanced the right to protest versus the right to commute
 

Aiman Rizwi, a prominent face in the Shaheen Bagh protests, has wished death for Amit Shah 

The Delhi police swung into action and cleared the Shaheen Bagh protest site in view of the lockdown imposed due to coronavirus pandemic. The protest had been going on for 3 months. 

A complaint filed by a law student and two lawyers with Delhi Police against Shaheen bagh protesters in the wake of Covid-19 pandemic, stated the sheer apathy of the Shaheen Bagh protesters shows that it is just a facade to mask the insidious agenda of destroying India’s peace and tranquillity

Shaheen Bagh protesters have refused to vacate the area even after the police tried their best to convince them. 

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Union minority affairs minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, on February 22 said that dissent and consensus are part of democracy, but protestors cannot get their rights by blocking the road.

Protesters in Shaheen Bagh have refused to meet the interlocutors in separately as they don’t trust each other. 

TN chief minister Palaniswami has challenged critics of CAA to prove that it is anti-minority. Congress has prevailed upon Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray to reconsider his decision on lending support for CAA

Shaheen Bagh protesters have not agreed for a change of site as the two interlocutors – Sanjay Hegde and Sadhana Ramachandran – met them with a view to change their minds. 

Activist Teesta Setalvad was seen tutoring Shaheen Bagh protesters ahead of Supreme Court interlocutors addressing them. 

Sanjay Hegde, the mediator appointed by the Supreme Court to convince Shaheen Bagh protesters is a man who has anti-CAA views. This was even pointed out by Solicitor General Tushar Mehta. Sanjay Hegde was once caught peddling fake news. 

The SC has reiterated that roads can’t be blocked in the name of protests and has appointed three mediators to talk to the protesters to shift to an alternate site 

While the CAA protesters have urged the nation to meet the Union home minister Amit Shah at 2 pm, the BJP has hit back saying a prior appointment is required to meet the home minister and also termed it a ‘political stunt’ 

While hearing a petition on Shaheen Bagh protests, the top court has observed that protests can’t be held on public roads and others can’t be inconvenienced.