Even as violent protests over the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) continued in several parts of the country, some civil society organisations came together and took out a rally in support of the Act here on Friday.
Holding placards with messages, ‘We support CAA’, and ‘We want NRC’, several social organisation took out a procession from Ram Mandir Square to Master Canteen here to create awareness and sensitise people about the CAA.
“The main objective of the rally is to extend our support to CAA and National Register of Citizens (NRC). The Central India has brought the legislation in the larger interest of the people. Only a handful of people are opposing it,” said social activist Mousumi Mohapatra.
Under no circumstances any kind of violent protests would be tolerated and it would be opposed across the country, she added.
It is for the first time in the State that several organisations have joined hands and have openly come out in support of the CAA which is being opposed by several groups in different parts of the country.