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Maharashtra has witnessed 1,100 anti-CAA protests so far

Updated On: 23 January, 2020 06:12 AM IST | Mumbai | Sanjeev Shivadekar

Home ministry data shows Maharashtra clocked in an average of 30 protests a day since the big one in August Kranti Maidan on December 19; Supreme Court refuses to stay the Act and has given Centre four weeks to respond to petitions.

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Bandra residents protest against the CAA, NRC and NPR at Patwardhan Garden on Monday, January 20. Pic/Pradeep Dhivar

Bandra residents protest against the CAA, NRC and NPR at Patwardhan Garden on Monday, January 20. Pic/Pradeep Dhivar

Over a month since protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) began in Mumbai, the state government has kept up the momentum and seems to be in no mood to support the controversial law. According to the home department's statistics, the state has seen around 1,100 protests since the first one at Marine Drive on December 13, 2019, in Mumbai, till mid-January.

Mumbai is one of the cities that have witnessed peaceful protests. Other cities that saw agitations are Pune, Nashik, among others.

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