Commuters travelling towards the northeast Delhi's Khureji Khas were stuck in a heavy traffic jam on Sunday after scores of people gathered there to protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA). About 100 people assembled on a stretch leading to the main road of Khureji Khas for a sit-in protest demanding roll back of the amended CAA.
The protest at Khureji Khas erupted after about 500 people, mostly women, started a sit-in protest near the Jaffrabad metro station in northeast Delhi from Saturday and continued on Sunday, prompting the Delhi Metro authorities to close the entry and exit gates of the station.
"The protesters have gathered on one side of the stretch which leads to the main road. There is traffic movement but it is very slow. We have been talking to them and negotiating with them to clear the road. After which many protesters left the area but some are still there sitting on the road demanding roll back of amended citizenship law and Nation Register of Citizens (NRC)," said a Delhi Traffic Police official. "The protests have been peaceful so far. We hope they clear the stretch soon so that traffic movement can pick up," said the official, adding that a sufficient number of policemen have been deployed to ensure that the situation remains under control, he said.
The Jaffrabad protest began on Saturday night, blocking a road which connects Seelampur with Maujpur and Yamuna Vihar.