Mumbai: After section 144 imposed in various cities in Delhi, number of protestors turned up near Red-fort and when they tried to take out a march in defiance of the prohibitory orders imposed there to protest the Citizenship (Amendment) Act.
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Protestors, which included activists and students, were dragged into buses in a bid to clear the area. Holding placards and shouting slogans, the protesters allowed themselves to be escorted to the buses.
The Delhi Police has urged the protesters to visit the designated place for their protest.
“We are requesting the protesters to please apply at the designated location for the protest. In non-designated places, public problems are encountered and many emergency services are affected.”
Meanwhile, Swarajya Abhiyan chief Yogendra Yadav was among those who were detained, officials said.
“I have just been detained from Lal Qila. About a thousand protesters already detained. Thousands on the way. Am told we are being taken to Bawana,” Yadav tweeted.
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Two protests are scheduled in the national capital, one by students and activists and the other by left parties. The two marches are to meet at Shaheen Park near ITO.
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