Tension prevailed at Jaffrabad in northeast Delhi after clashes broke out between two groups during an anti-CAA protest on Sunday afternoon. According to reports the two groups pelted stones at each other, prompting police to fire tear gas shells.
Meanwhile, more than 500 protesters, mainly women, have blocked a major road in Jaffrabad, forcing the authorities to close the nearby metro station. The protesters vowed not to end the agitation till the Centre revokes the contentious legislation.
Police said attempts are being made to clear the road which connects Seelampur with Maujpur and Yamuna Vihar.
The protests started on Saturday evening when around 200 women began the sit-in near the Jaffrabad metro station. Security has been tightened around the station and the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation announced that the trains would not be halting at the station.
"Entry & exit of Jaffrabad have been closed. Trains will not be halting at this station," the DMRC tweeted.
As protests raged in the national capital, Union minister D.V. Sadananda Gowda said several “anti-national organisations” were misusing the platform of anti-CAA agitation.
“We have taken serious note of it and started an investigation. Several anti-national organisations are misusing the platform of anti-CAA protests and many people are trying to take political advantage of the situation,” he told media.
