The women protesters in Shaheen Bagh will continue with their more than 3 months protest on Sunday, the day when Prime Minister Narendra Modi has urged people to remain inside their houses under a self-imposed curfew (janata curfew).
The women have been blocking a side of a road connecting southeast Delhi to Noida since mid-December to protest against the amended citizenship law.
On Monday, the Delhi Government said gatherings with more than 50 people were not allowed in the wake of the novel coronavirus pandemic. The size of gatherings has since been reduce to 20 people.
"It also applies to Shaheen Bagh," Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal had said. The protesters on Friday said not more than 50 women had been staging protest at any given time.