Demanding the opening of roads, hundreds of residents of Sarita Vihar and Jasola area on Sunday protested against the ongoing demonstration at Shaheen Bagh, which has crossed 70 days.
The residents said that they were not opposed to the cause of Shaheen Bagh protesters, but demanded the immediate opening of the roads for restoring normalcy in the daily commute.
"We do not belong to any party or organisation. We are the residents of Sarita Vihar and are troubled by the blockade. We want to tell the protesters at Shaheen Bagh that nobody has the right to block the roads. Go to the Prime Minister's house or the Jantar Mantar to protest. The roads belong to everyone," said a resident of Sarita Vihar.
"All school children and the office goers have to face troubles daily because of this blockade. We want to ask the government why they are not removing them from the streets," she asked.
The residents raised slogans like 'Save the Constitution,' 'Respect the Constitution,' 'Empty Our Roads,' and Vande Mataram.
Another resident, who had come at the protest site, said, "The public are being troubled by the (Shaheen Bagh) protests. They say 'Hindu-Muslim-Sikh-Isai Aapas Bhai, Bhai.' Then why should the protests by one community trouble three others? This is the main road. It should be opened for all."
This is not the first time that dissent against the protests at Shaheen Bagh has come to the front.
Thousands of people have been staging a sit-in at Shaheen Bagh area since mid-December last year against CAA and NRC. They fear that the two laws in combination would deprive a large section of Muslims of their citizenship rights.