Gaurav Sarkar and Arita Sarkar mailbag@ mid- day. com THE women sitting on a dharna for the past eight days in Madanpura against the CAA, NRC and NPR, have refused to budge until the stateu2019s ruling coalition, Maha Vikas Aghadi, brings an official notification/ resolution in the Assembly against the controversial Act.
They say they will stay put for as long as it takes, even as the zonal deputy commissioner of police has warned of strict action against the women for blocking traffic. u00bb P07 Ground report u00bb Defiant women and children drive anti- CAA protests in Mumbai Bagh even as the police threaten to crack down on them, citing u2018 traffic troubleu2019 and u2018 lack of necessary permissionu2019 u2018 Pass resolution against CAA , and we will move outu2019 u2018 I have all my papers, I am not worried. My father has his birth certificate from 1945. But why should I show these to prove my citizenship? That, too, to people who have weaponised democracy?u2019 Kazi Munira, a protester u2018 Our main demand is that the MVA govt should bring an official notification saying they will not implement the CAA. If they bring the resolution tomorrow, we will vacate the place immediatelyu2019 A 61- year- old protester Jan 26 Day Mumbai Bagh protest began While women are at the forefront of the protest, men provide support by managing the crowd. PIC/ ASHISH RAJE
