Hyderabad: Hyderabad police has denied permission for 48-hour sit-in by women against the Citizenship Amendment Act.
A day before the protest was to be launched at Mir Alam Eidgah, the police clarified on Sunday that no permission was given for the program.
The Joint Action Committee (JAC) against CAA, NRC and NPR alleged that the police denied the permissionless than 24 hours after suggesting the venue.
Women from various walks of life had planned to hold the sit-in at Darul Shifa Grounds in the old city on January 25 and 26 but the police refused permission on the ground that the election code of conduct is in force for a by-election to Dabeerpura division of Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation.
The JAC had subsequently postponed the program to January 27 and 28. JAC convenor Mushtaq Malik said the police officers asked him to shift the venue to Mir Alam Edgar.
He said when they were making arrangements for the sit-in, police raised an objection and the officials went back on their word.
Malik said despite the peaceful conduct of ‘Million March’ which was attended by lakhs of people, police were not cooperating in organizing the peaceful programs.
The JAC leader said the police were trying to suppress the peaceful protests. He said the police attitude was causing anxiety among people who were agitated over CAA, NPR, and NRC.