The indefinite dhanra being staged at the Netaji Baag here by the Sambidhan Banhao Andolan against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), National Population Register (NPR) and National Register for Citizens (NCR) entered fourth day on Monday.
On the third day on Sunday, Andolon chief Dr Salim unfurled the Tricolour at the dharna site. Later, a meeting was held where Firoz Ahmad, Shishi Das, Jugal Kishore Nayak, Bhajaman Behera, Kshirod Rout, Dali Das, Maulana Abadul Mobin, Moulana Siraj Navi, Pavel Priyadarshan, Munmun Begam and Arabinda Mallick spoke.
“The Union Government has failed in resolving various basic problems being faced by the people. But it has adopted an anti-people and divisive CAA and announced to implement anti-Constitution NPR and NRC. While people have taken to the streets against CAA, NPR and NRC, the Government has used police and paramilitary forces against them,” said agitators.
They have demanded that the CAA, the NPR and the NRC be withdrawn, action be taken against police officers who have attacked demonstrators and adequate compensation for families of the deceased and the injured.
Among others, Bishwabasu Das, Amin Baraki, Khageshwar Sethi, Muktikam Box, Haji Seikh Kamiruddin, Sayed Ekram Hussain, Rasid Aslam, Imam Kamuruluddin, Sukant Sethi, Kamiluddin Aamad, Imam Kamiruddin and Neha Parbin sat on the dharna.