Continued from page u0010 u000f ACCORDING to official figures from the Mumbai police, u20ac . . protests have been carried out against CAA and . . in favour of the act.
IPS officer ( retired) PK u00ad ain said this is the first time that the city has witnessed such sustained protests over such an extended period of time. u201c I have seen a number of protests in my tenure but this time people have been continuously coming out every day in large numbers to raise their voices over an Act,u201d u00ad ain said.
Some of the initial protests against CAA started from Marine Drive where hundreds of people opposed the act deeming it anti- Constitution.
The first massive protest was organised at August Kranti Maidan in December, with more than u20ac u00a2 , . . . people participating.
At the same spot, more than . , . . . people came out in favour of CAA on December u20ac u00a4 . The protest was led by former chief minister Devendra Fadnavis.
Another large protest against the act was witnessed in Dharavi in u00ad anuary and many others took place at Carter Road with some celebrities joining in too.
The police have so far registered . u00a2 FIRs across over Mumbai where protests were carried without formal permission from the police. No arrests have been made in any of the cases yet.
Women participate in a protest against Citizenship Amendment Act at Nagpada on February 1. FILE PIC Mumbai records 274 protests in 45 days The controversial CAA and NRC has had over fi ve lakh people coming on to the streets so far for and against the act u2018 I have seen a number of protests in my tenure but this time people have been continuously coming out every day in large numbers to raise their voices over an actu2019 PK Jain, retired IPS officer
