Protesting against the NRC and the CAA at a rally, nearly 1,000 minority community members under the fold of the Muslim and Dalit Mahasangha of Kendrapada with the support of several activists of Left parties and Congress on Saturday gave a memorandum to the President of India through the district Collector meant.
While they were starting the rally from new Idgahpadia on the bypass road of the township, police personnel stopped them midway apprehending law and order situation.
The agitators alleged that the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) is unconstitutional, which violates Article 14 and Article-15 of the Constitution.
District Collector Samarth Verma and SP Niti Shekhar reached the Idgahpadia and received the memorandum from the agitators.