Rallies for and against CAA, NRC held in Mumbai

Protesters gave slogans against govt, carried banners decrying the move

People take part in a rally in support of Citizenship (Amendment) Act, led by former Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis, in Mumbai

MUMBAI: Mumbai on Friday saw rallies for and against the Citizenship Amendment Act and the National Register of Citizens (NRC).

Students and social activists held a protest against the Act and NRC at the Azad Maidan in south Mumbai, while a large number of people gathered for a pro-caa rally at the historic

August Kranti Maidan, where a massive protest against the Citizenship Act was held last week.

At Azad Maidan, protesters gave slogans against the government. They carried banners decrying the Modi government over the move.

"This is a authoritarian regime. It thinks they can do anything. It is this government's responsibility to protect and not oppose the Constitution,"

Protesters participate in a rally to oppose CAA and NRC, organised by Joint Action Committee for Social Justice, at Azad Maidan in Mumbai, on Friday

Nikita Pathak, a student, said.

Another protester said this was a "faceless government", adding the Act is aimed "not against just one community but against the whole country."

At August Kranti Maidan rally, organised by BJP'S Sanvidan Sanman Manch', supporters of CAA were seen carrying national flags along with placards with pro-caa and NRC messages and shouting slogans.

They were also carrying photographs of Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar. Big photographs of V D Savarkar, Mahatama Jyotiba Fule, Bharatmata and Shahu Maharaj were displayed