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Rama Lakshmi is Editor, Opinion and Ground Reports, at ThePrint.
She did her graduate program in museum studies and African American civil rights movement from University of Missouri, St Louis.
She was the India correspondent for The Washington Post for 27 years, and won the American Society of News Editors Award in 2005 for her coverage of the tsunami disaster.
She can be reached at Rama.Lakshmi@theprint.in
Any developed or developing nation serious about its citizens needs to have an equivalent of NRC. Even Pakistan has one – this should satisfy the liberal curious ones. Shaheen Bagh protests are completely illegal.
Those claiming that they will not show any papers -will they not drive, not register to vote., not get a passport, not buy a house, not travel, not educate their children – anything which requires documentary evidence. If you are planning to do any of the above then stay away from – jobless Bollywood, politicians and Press journalists. They are not doing anything for you but using you and your platform to get back in business.
Questions of dropping the sit in protest at Saheen Bag cannot arise. More and more people opposing CAA etc. should come and join the protesters. The police and rest of the public must keep safe distance from them.
Had it been an issue in China, they would have been shepherded out at gun-point. Something is brewing up for legal accountability and recovery. The worst is yet to happen.
Mother and Sisters, You have proven your love and passion towards saving our great constitution.
Now the world knows, who you are..!
It’s time to take care of yourself. Stay safe, stay healthy.
Humanity rocks.! Jai hind.!
Though I am a staunch supporter of the cause(s) espoused by Shaheen Bagh, I fully agree with the caption of this article.
I want this Shaheen Bagh jihad to continue.
This will wake the nation and its citizens about the threat radical Islam and jihad which is now at the door step.
They will not protest against triple talaq and nikah halala but protesting against granting citizenship to religiously persecuted.
Their agenda is clear, the more they protest the more people will see their true colors.
Next on agenda is uniform civil code. If the followers of pieceful religion protest then give them sharia as practiced in Saudi Arabia.
This will help control the population we won’t need two child policy.
Get well soon bro!
When was the last time you saw yourself in the mirror?
Anti national sponsored Saheen bagh will end
Ye surf Hindu Ka bifodh hai
Jai Hind.
Muslims are alienating themselves by opposing CAA which protect the rights of minorities against oppression in our surrounding islamic countries by giving them citizenship here in India. Is that a crime ?
Indian muslims who are scared of this parliament passed law, must ask themselves that if they as minorities in India were harassed, oppressed, forcibly converted to another religion, their daughters kidnapped and raped or forcibly married to non muslims , like it is being done in Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan, to their non muslim minorities, then, would these Islamic countries accept the Indian muslims and give them citizenship and equal rights as their own people in their country ??
They would NOT !! Because their leaders and their people are barbaric and heartless.
But our leaders are not like them. This is not a country ruled by corrupt Congress who only tried to appease the muslims for their votes.
This is a changed country ruled by Hindu majority who are proud of their religion and not ashamed of saying it loud and clear.
Let these old ladies continue their anti caa protest, no one cares anymore.
Jai Hind !
The coronavirus is a God-send fig leaf for the Shaheen Bagh-wallahs. They should use it to cover their netherlands and run before they become a laughing stock.
It has become evident that this was a case of using shoulders(by political parties) of innocent to fire. Here innocents have too shown they are not only fools but cruel too.
Its too early to refer the Shaheen Bagh Protesters asking to end. This is a similar fight against the Tyrant British colonial rule who surpassed the basics of Democracy to command their own rule of governance. the protesters are peacefully maintaining the whole sit in with representative from various think tanks contributing to their daily needs. If at all Corona virus could be a threat, still few people should be allowed till the critical phase moves away. In any sense lakhs of Indian died for a sustainable democracy like India. If few succumbs here doesn’t matter for a bigger cause. The robust Chinese and ultra hygienic Italian society could not stop corona from taking its toll. The Govt. of India can maintain the required infra at the protest site with a medical team to convey the world how it has been protecting the rights of its Citizens. In turn i suspect the Govt. will move the Supreme Court in taking a final call to remove the protester from the site seeking the Virus dangers. In any sense this virus may turn out be become a great reprieve for the Govt. facing international condemnation towards the Delhi riots and Anti NRC agitations. Still little may come out from the Govt. to occupy the protesters.
”If few succumbs here doesn’t matter for a bigger cause. ” Will you send your own mother to the protest to let her succumb in? No way.
Shaheen Bagh is nothing but blind hatred to Modi and Hindus
????print! The print!
The CAA is carefully & deliberately crafted amendment with sharpness on both sides. If you accept or deney it makes no difference as it’s designed to project for limited purpose.SC also cannot deney. Once ruled in favour of it will become a bench mark because it’s not sending immigration from other Muslim countries like even from turkey, Iran & malesia etc.
So the opposed got no chance logically.And Muslims getting prosecution in Muslim countries under laws relevant to Islamic faither are not easily tenable and they should claims under other categories.
So far CAA amendment for Muslims are concerned they can apply under other immigration category but not possible under religious prosecution.
That’s why central government is unbudging and other parties washed off their hands by passing resolutions thus dumping all. They tried to fish in troubled waters created by them.
All used the gullible people including Muslims but price initially paid by commoners. In democracy people shall not get carried away. If educated don’t take proper stand it will also effect them sooner or later.
Hope wisdom will prevail
carry on jelots on both sides. mm
The authority has said many times caa is non issue for indians .Kapil sibbal lawyer in opposition has accepted caa will not harm muslims of this country ,it is not meant to take away citizenship.It is beyond common sense why they are so bent on inconveniencing whole country .Looks like there is another agenda other than caa.Caa is just a garb.
I agree with you.
Corona can’t survive in shaheen bagh. It will meet its Waterloo there.
Saheen Bagh protesters have said day before yesterday that they would continue dharna till the revocation of the law. So, dear author, mind your own business please.
Waiting for his highness Sri Sri Shivan Vij to declare that coronavirus is created by modi-shah to destabilize shaheen bagh 🙂
Do you think everyone has a mind as bhakts have ????
Even the print acknowledges that these protests are fuelled by leftists and these so called progressive activists and has nothing to do with common man. Leftists are the real problem, always complaining but no solutions in real life.
The brave women of Shaheen Bagh have made their point. I would symbolically place a little dust from this sacred space on my forehead.
You are embarrassing yourself.
You’ll get embarrass soon if you continue with this type of mindset be Indian not so called bhakt
Muslim women are always at a disadvantage but they never protest against social evils perpetrating Muslim women. Triple talaq and nikah halala are very insulting to any human beings but there are no sane voices against them.
They don’t have an agency on their own. They will protest for whatever their Male Patriarchs tell them to do . Remember Shah Bano protests..
correct.
Shaheen Bagh is a failure. It has resulted in more and more Hindus waking up to the reality of the “True Islam” – which is violence, riots, and Hindu massacre. Thank you, Shaheen Bagh.
Useless comment by a useless fellow, you don’t know anything and commenting about Islam, just shut you stupid
Nice joke. We all know who slaughtered Ankit.
You also know who killed Gandhiji. Don’t you?
The issue that comes up time and time again is terrorism. I was astonished to see how deep this had gone in this country in an opinion poll recently. This said 51 percent of people questioned said when they heard the word “Muslim” the first thought that came into their mind was “terrorist”. These polls are never reliable but not completely wrong either. TARIQ ALI
You are a super stupid anti national Mr Nazeer you live in India and speak for Pakistan
go to Pakistan you idiot
??? are you kidding me? Your kind of hindus always hate other communities Mr bhakt di you really think you are Hindu??
Islamists like you hate everyone other than their sect. it is a nazi supremacist ideology
It is sit in but part of a countrywide movement for a cause–roll back of CAA nothing less.So no question of counting gains or cutting losses and winding up.Morover it is only the 1st stage of an expected long drawn battle with an arrogant govt. that thinks can bulldoze arbitrary laws on strength of brute majority but not based on constitutional propriety.
Jihadists and those who carry arabi names are not part of this country.
Who praise terrorist godse those are real enemy for our India, Mr bhakt
Godse died 70 years ago, You still praise Aurangzeb Lets talk about the present.
Corona virus is going to evict these laggards. Virus does what the supreme court’s interlocuters and the central government could not do. Wasn’t it supposed to be Maut tak ki ladai?
Now both the Constitution of India and Honourable Supreme Court are on stake by this Shaheen Bagh prostesters. Wait and watch. Our PM has claimed of many rules and laws abolished and this will be also decided.
Any agitation which starts with the public inconvenience and with faceless people in deciding positions can never succeed in the long run. It became a primary cause for Delhi riots. Whether they continue or not, it is irrelevant. Please do not take the excuse of Arvind Kejriwal not accepting NPR in Delhi. Central govt has got overriding powers in all these issues. If Indian Muslims feel that they will lose their citizenship, it is a wrong notion because it is not going to happen and if they assume that foreign infiltrators will be given Indian citizenship, that is also a wrong notion. The only worry of mine is that Indian Muslims should not make themselves irrelevant through Shaheen Baghs.
What an arrogance !
Yes that’s what I wanted to tell you.
They have made themselves irrelevant already, AAP and Congress has already junked them, their protests on unwanted issues is complete waste of time.
Shaheen bagh protest will not end untill caa nrc npr is rolled back.
Good luck with that.
You people are exposed now this is not a protest for CAA NPR OR NRC BUT FOR ARTICAL 370 35 A RAM MANDIR VERDICT YOUR SO CALLED BOOS IN INDIA AND OUTSIDE FUEL YOU. ! YOU ARE ILLITERATE PEOPLE OF INDIA
Shaheen bagh Protesters Protesting against what? Everyone knows Muslim people rights as Indian Citizen is protected. Do they want Citizenship for Pakistan & Bangladeshi Muslims? The all knowing Print must answer.