Shaheen Bagh kayam rahe, only here to talk about roads: Sadhana Ramachandran on Day 4 of mediation
Senior advocate Sadhana Ramachandran, one of the Supreme Court-appointed interlocutors, reached Shaheen Bagh on Saturday for another round of discussion with the protesters.
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Aishwarya PaliwalHimanshu Mishra
New Delhi
February 22, 2020UPDATED: February 22, 2020 12:33 IST
The Shaheen Bagh protesters have been on a sit-in against the new citizenship law for over two months.
Senior advocate Sadhana Ramachandran, one of the Supreme Court-appointed interlocutors, reached Shaheen Bagh -- the epicentre of the anti-Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) demonstrations -- on Saturday for another round of discussion with the protesters. This is the fourth round of talks between the Shaheen Bagh protesters and the Supreme Court-appointed interlocutor after the apex court suggested that the agitation should be held in an alternative site where no public place is blocked.
"We are not saying that Shaheen Bagh should dismantle. Let's get that very clear. Shaheen Bagh kayam rahe," Sadhana Ramachandran told the Shaheen protesters on Saturday.
"We are here to talk about roads and let's stick to it," Sadhana Ramachandran said.
"If you want to go to meet the Home Minister, you can go. And if you want to go to the government, then go. But, we are not here from the government's side," Sadhana Ramachandran said.
Presenting their demands, the Shaheen Bagh protesters told Sadhana Ramachandran that they want "security". "We want security and the Supreme should give an order on the same," the protesters said.
"We want the cases against people of Shaheen Bagh and Jamia to be taken back," the protesters told Sadhana Ramachandran.
The interlocutors -- senior advocates Sanjay Hegde and Sadhana Ramachandran -- held three round of talks earlier with the Shaheen Bagh protesters. However, there has been no breakthrough so far in the discussions.
Earlier on February 17, the Supreme Court observed that the blockade of the road at Shaheen Bagh was "troubling" and suggested the protesters go to another site where no public place would be blocked. It, however, upheld their right to protest. The protesters have been on a sit-in against the new citizenship law for over two months. The Supreme Court had then appointment two interlocutors to persuade the Shaheen Bagh protesters to move to another venue.
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On Friday, the Shaheen Bagh protesters told the Supreme Court-appointed interlocutors that if the road parallel to the anti-CAA protest site was opened, the apex court should pass an order ensuring their security.
The interlocutors had inspected the roads earlier and observed that they were barricaded by the police for "no apparent reason" and emphasised that the action of re-barricading the roads "defeats the very purpose of confidence-building on the part of the police".
Restrictions on the Kalindi Kunj road between Noida and Delhi continued on Friday after it was briefly opened by the Uttar Pradesh Police on Thursday night, officials said.
The Delhi Police admitted that the protesters had not blocked the parallel road, but they had barricaded it to provide security to the protest site.
"When several adjoining roads are open, why are they insisting us to move from this road? This is not the only road connecting Delhi to Noida," a woman protester told the interlocutors.
The interlocutors also called Delhi Police at the spot to discuss the matter with protestors.
Senior advocate Sadhana Ramachandran, one of the Supreme Court-appointed interlocutors, reached Shaheen Bagh on Saturday for another round of discussion with the protesters.
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Aishwarya PaliwalHimanshu Mishra
New Delhi
February 22, 2020UPDATED: February 22, 2020 12:33 IST
The Shaheen Bagh protesters have been on a sit-in against the new citizenship law for over two months.
Senior advocate Sadhana Ramachandran, one of the Supreme Court-appointed interlocutors, reached Shaheen Bagh -- the epicentre of the anti-Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) demonstrations -- on Saturday for another round of discussion with the protesters. This is the fourth round of talks between the Shaheen Bagh protesters and the Supreme Court-appointed interlocutor after the apex court suggested that the agitation should be held in an alternative site where no public place is blocked.
"We are not saying that Shaheen Bagh should dismantle. Let's get that very clear. Shaheen Bagh kayam rahe," Sadhana Ramachandran told the Shaheen protesters on Saturday.
"We are here to talk about roads and let's stick to it," Sadhana Ramachandran said.
"If you want to go to meet the Home Minister, you can go. And if you want to go to the government, then go. But, we are not here from the government's side," Sadhana Ramachandran said.
Presenting their demands, the Shaheen Bagh protesters told Sadhana Ramachandran that they want "security". "We want security and the Supreme should give an order on the same," the protesters said.
"We want the cases against people of Shaheen Bagh and Jamia to be taken back," the protesters told Sadhana Ramachandran.
The interlocutors -- senior advocates Sanjay Hegde and Sadhana Ramachandran -- held three round of talks earlier with the Shaheen Bagh protesters. However, there has been no breakthrough so far in the discussions.
Earlier on February 17, the Supreme Court observed that the blockade of the road at Shaheen Bagh was "troubling" and suggested the protesters go to another site where no public place would be blocked. It, however, upheld their right to protest. The protesters have been on a sit-in against the new citizenship law for over two months. The Supreme Court had then appointment two interlocutors to persuade the Shaheen Bagh protesters to move to another venue.
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On Friday, the Shaheen Bagh protesters told the Supreme Court-appointed interlocutors that if the road parallel to the anti-CAA protest site was opened, the apex court should pass an order ensuring their security.
The interlocutors had inspected the roads earlier and observed that they were barricaded by the police for "no apparent reason" and emphasised that the action of re-barricading the roads "defeats the very purpose of confidence-building on the part of the police".
Restrictions on the Kalindi Kunj road between Noida and Delhi continued on Friday after it was briefly opened by the Uttar Pradesh Police on Thursday night, officials said.
The Delhi Police admitted that the protesters had not blocked the parallel road, but they had barricaded it to provide security to the protest site.
"When several adjoining roads are open, why are they insisting us to move from this road? This is not the only road connecting Delhi to Noida," a woman protester told the interlocutors.
The interlocutors also called Delhi Police at the spot to discuss the matter with protestors.
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