Anti-CAA protests became violent at many other places, exacerbating the chaotic situation in the nation. Ahmedabad‘s situation worsened as policemen lathi-charged protestors in Ahmedabad and protestors pelted stones at Ahmedabad Police. Amidst escalating violence across the nation, an image of a girl handing a flower to policeman went viral on social media and became a call for peace.
Crux of the Matter
Protests in Ahmedabad compelled shop owners to stand in solidarity with the bandh called in protest of CAA and NRC.
Ahmedabad: Protestors pelted stones at the police and damaged police vehicles. Police lathi-charged the protestors and shelled tear-gas bombs to disperse the violent mob.
Violent protests erupted in parts of Ahmedabad, Delhi, Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh, Lucknow, Mangalore etc. Government has been flagrantly using Section 144, Internet Shutdown, Mobile Services Shutdown, etc. to combat violent mob.
Raising slogans of ‘Inquilab Zindabad’ and ‘Saare Jahan Se Acha’, protestors gathered in large numbers at Delhi’s Jama Masjid. Bhim Army Chief, Azad, also joined the stir.
Uttar Pradesh‘s Gorakhpur, Firozabad and Bahraich witness heavy stone pelting from protestors.
Sanity has become the need of the hour and the instances of a girl handing a flower to the policeman, a Muslim cop asking a protestor to not mislead the youth and follow the law, and a Bengaluru cop singing Vande Mataram, indicating that all of us belong to the same nation, have become symbols of unity and peace.
Curiopedia
Section 144 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) of 1973 empowers an executive magistrate to prohibit an assembly of more than four people in an area. According to 141-149 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), the maximum punishment for engaging in rioting is rigorous imprisonment for 3 years and/or fine. Every member of an unlawful assembly can be held responsible for a crime committed by the group. Obstructing an officer trying to disperse an unlawful assembly may attract further punishment. More Info
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