Protesters spurn authorities’ urge
Delhi Police, health department officials and members of Resident Welfare Associations’ (RWAs) urge to the Shaheen Bagh anti-CAA protesters to call off their sit-in after the Delhi Government invoked the Epidemic Diseases Act to restrict any gathering of over 50 people in the wake of coronavirus outbreak has fallen on deaf ears.
Tuesday was the second consecutive day when authorities abortively tried to persuade the protesters to vacate the place. Refusing to listen to the request, the protesters said the CAA is more hazardous to them the coroanvirus epidemic, and they will continue to protest till the CAA is revoked.
However a protester said, “Women are regularly cleaning their hijabs. No need to be scared of coronavirus.”
Seema, another protester, said, “Instead of asking the protesters to end their sit-in, the Governments in Delhi and at the Centre should have sent them face masks and hand santisers.”
