‘Shoot traitors’ slogan in Metro

New Delhi, Feb. 29: ProCitizenship Amendment Act (CAA) sloganeering and incendiary chants of “shoot the traitors” were made inside a train on Delhi Metro’s Blue Line and also at the Rajiv Chowk metro station here on Saturday by a group of young men.

The five-six men, wearing saffron T-shirts and kurta, started the sloganeering when the train was about to halt at the metro station. After deboarding the train, they continued chanting proCAA and provocative slogans like “shoot the traitors” and one more literally meaning that the “youth of the country is out to support and defend CAA”.

While some commuters joined the CAA supporters in their sloganeering, others were quick to get their cameras out to make videos. Many at the station were seemingly taken aback by the spontaneity and the unusual choice of the venue.

The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) personnel, responsible for the security of the Delhi Metro, intercepted the protesters and handed them over to the Delhi Police. “On February 29, at about 10.25 am, six youths were seen shouting slogans at Rajiv Chowk metro station, Delhi. They were immediately intercepted by CISF personnel and handed over to Delhi Metro Rail Police officials for further action. Metro Rail operation remained,” the CISF said in a statement.

A senior CISF official said the youths were raising pro-CAA slogans. DCP (Metro) Vikram Porwal said, “We have detained six men and they are being questioned”.

A video of the sloganeering has gone viral on social media.

SIX YOUTHS were seen shouting slogans at the Rajiv Chowk metro station. They were immediately intercepted by CISF personnel and handed over to the Delhi Metro Rail Police officials for further action. — CENTRAL INDUSTRIAL SECURITY FORCE