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Thread on #CAAProtests in Delhi today. Didn't have internet all day. Law student at Red Fort pointed to the heavy police presence in riot gear and said "India is becoming a police state but we will reclaim it." Image
All protestors at Red Fort were immediately detained and put in buses. An elderly lady resisted but female cops surrounded her and took her away.
Several protestors walked a few kilometers to get to Jantar Mantar as nearly 15 stations were shut Image
"Azaadi azaadi" was the most common refrain through the day
Several protestors held a copy of Orwell's 1984 Image
Some said they were out to defend and save the Constitution Image
A large chunk of the crowd were students from across the city who said the police crackdown in Jamia was the tipping point for them Image
As the Delhi police pushed back protestors in the evening to disperse them, they chanted "Bhool gaye Kya apni baari, Tis Hazari, Tis Hazari" referring to the clash between police and lawyers Image
All garbage was being picked up and dropped in boxes on the side of the road by protestors Image
"Hum honge kamayab"
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