Madurai
Hundreds of people from the Muslim community on Friday took out a massive procession from Jinna Thidal in Mehaboobpalayam up to railway station and back before winding up their Shaheen Bagh-like protest.
The agitators, who were squatting on Jinnah Tidal for 36 days pressing the Centre to revoke Citizenship (Amendment) Act day and night gave their protest following the emergency situation arising out of Corona threat.
The protesters, including women and children, started the rally from Mehaboobpalayam and reached the railway station main entrance. The leaders demanded the State Government to pass a resolution in the Assembly not to implement NPR and NRC.
The city police have booked Nizam Ali Khan, president of Madurai Mehaboobpalayam Jamaat, Sheikh Ibrahim of Tamil Nadu Muslim Munnetra Kazhagam, Bazaruddin of Social Democratic Party of India, People's Watch executive director Henry Tiphagne, VCK functionary Ravikumar and 1,500 others for unlawful assembly and causing nuisance under various Sections of Indian Penal Code.
