Lucknow: How the police ‘seized blankets in accordance with the law’ from CAA-NPR-NRC protest site
The protest continued even without blankets and tents.
This video was taken by someone at #Lucknow's clock tower at 4 40 am this morning . These women have continued their #CAAProtest in this biting cold despite the @lkopolice not allowing tents to be pitched and allegedly even taking away blankets and food .. protest enters day 3.. pic.twitter.com/DHu09LxEXJ
— Alok Pandey (@alok_pandey) January 19, 2020
Inspired by the women-led anti-Citizenship Amendment Act protest in New Delhi’s Shaheen Bagh, women in Lucknow have been staging a sit-in near the Husainabad Clock Tower.
In an attempt to break the demonstration, the Lucknow Police allegedly took away food and blankets from the protestors (below). Police action caused chaos in an otherwise peaceful protest, India Today reported.
However, the protests continued in spite of this.
#Lucknow घंटाघर में लखनऊ पुलिस की मुस्तैदी बढ़ी, पुलिस ने इलाके की खाने पीने की सभी दुकानें बंद कराई।
— Devvesh Pandey | देवेश पांडेय | دیویش پانڈے۔ (@iamdevv23) January 18, 2020
प्रदर्शकारियों का भी खाने का सामान जब्त किया।
कल से महिलाएं #CAA के खिलाफ बैठी है धरने पर। @lkopolice @Uppolice #CAAProtest #CAA_NRC_Protests pic.twitter.com/XF5oJCgm4T
Lucknow: RAF starts it's march around Ghanta Ghar where women are protesting against #CAA #NRC #NPR. Police drove the men away from the protest site. #CAA #NRC #NPR #CAA_NRC_Protests #CAAProtest #CAA_NRCProtests pic.twitter.com/oQPMgqc4TF
— Asad Rizvi (@AsadRizviJourno) January 18, 2020
Over 500 women continue their protest in the dark despite shameless #YogiAdityanath sending his Police force to vandalise the #GhantaGhar protest site and turning-off all street lights thinking protesters will get scared & leave. #Lucknow_Bhi_ShaheenBagh pic.twitter.com/OxMUTLUh9q
— Rofl Republic 🍋🌶 (@i_theindian) January 18, 2020
Was at the anti-CAA sit-in protest at Clock Tower, Lucknow today. Inspired by Shaheen Bagh, women of UP capital protest against CAA/NRC in biting windy cold. Heavy police presence & RAF too. Men strictly not allowed. See this video. Sharing more. pic.twitter.com/oOIrhCUnRX
— Irena Akbar (@irenaakbar) January 18, 2020
The Lucknow Police later released a statement justifying its actions during the clocktower protest on Saturday. “Blankets were seized in accordance with the law,” the statement said.
This statement by the @lkopolice is about allegations they took away blankets and food from women participating in #CAA_NRCProtests at the clock tower last night . ' kambalon ko vidhik tareeke se kabze main liya gaya' , says the last line ... pic.twitter.com/8QZ3QLjPv8
— Alok Pandey (@alok_pandey) January 19, 2020