Women’s groups visit homes to garner support
LUCKNOW: Even as the protest against Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) and National Register of Citizens (NRC) led by women was on at the Clock Tower in Old City , groups of All India Democratic Women Association (AIDWA) members and others started a door-to-door campaign on Tuesday, to garner support in favour of the agitation, and inform people about the ill effects of CAA and NRC.
The groups visited several areas in the city and distributed pamphlets among people regarding why they were protesting against these laws, and appealed to them to join their protest.
“We want to reach out to common people in the city and tell them, why are these laws against our constitution?,” said Madhu Garg, an office bearer of the AIDWA.
AIDWA members also extended their support to the peaceful protest at Clock Tower. Some of the women, who were sitting in protest, also reached out to people in their areas and sought support for their protest.
Samira Khan, a social activist who has been a regular at the Clock Tower protest said, “Apart from sitting in the protest, we are trying to spread awareness about the ills of CAA and NRC. I talk to people, especially women, about these laws to clear their myths.”
The exercise, these women claimed, has proved effective in intensifying the protest.
“This protest started with a dozen of brave women, but now over a thousand women stay here even in the night.
This shows that people understand the ills of CAA, NRC and want the government to withdraw it,” claimed Sadia Begum, 45, holding a tricolour at the protest site.
The protest by women started on January 17 and it gained
momentum despite the police suppression.
The police personnel even tried to prevent women reaching the protest site, lodged FIRs and took away their blankets and mats. However, they continued their protest. Similar protest is going on in Ujarion area of Gomti Nagar, where around 100 women are participating in the sit-in protest.
SP WORKER RELEASED FROM JAIL
An officer-bearer of the SP students’ wing, Pooja Shukla, was released from jail on Tuesday after four days of imprisonment. Shukla, who has been a part of the protest at Clock Tower, was arrested by police on Friday for obstructing govt officials from discharging their duties.