A public meeting to protest the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) and the National Register of Citizens (NRC) witnessed a good turnout at Ambedkar Garden, Shivaji Nagar on Tuesday. There were more women than men at the meeting which was held for more than 3 hours. At least 20 speakers spoke against CAA-NRC and the central government. Many of the youngsters and women participating, pledged to be united to oppose the government and increase social harmony to ward off attempts to divide the community. According to police estimates, around 8,000 people attended the meeting.

The group Hum Bharat Ke Log had arranged the public meeting, which started amidst heavy police protection around 3 pm. The Samajwadi Party's MLA Abu Azmi, Congress leader Bhai Jagtap and the Nationalist Congress Party's (NCP) Vidya Chavhan were the notable speakers who addressed the gathering.