New Delhi: Officials of Shaheen Bagh declared that there is no organizer of the protest that is taking place against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), 2019, National Register of Citizens (NRC) and National Population Register (NPR). The protest has been led by the women of the Shaheen Bagh.
They also disassociated themselves from the statements made by Sharjeel Imam.
They further said that the controversial statements were not made in or around Shaheen Bagh.
Sharjeel Imam’s statements
It may be mentioned that in a series of videos that went viral on social media, Sharjeel Imam can be seen saying, “If we all come together, then we can separate the Northeast from India. If we cannot do it permanently, then at least for 1-2 months we can do this”.
“It is our responsibility to cut Assam from India. When this happens, only then the government will listen to us,” he is heard saying further in the video.