Shaheen Bagh protesters on Sunday tried to march to Home Minister Amit Shah's residence here for a dialogue over the amended citizenship law, but were stopped by police after a little distance from the sit-in site as they did not have permission from authorities to take out the rally.
The protesters, who had announced that they will take out the march on Sunday, said they were awaiting a nod from the police which, they claimed, had sought some time.
A large posse of security personnel was deployed at Shaheen Bagh in south-east Delhi where hundreds of women protesters gathered to march towards Shah's residence on the Krishna Menon Marg for a dialogue over the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA).
Barricades were put up in the area and the protesters were stopped a little distance from the site.
The protesters chose an eight-member delegation, including elderly women called 'dadis' of Shaheen Bagh, to approach the police "to allow them" to meet Shah and asserted that they will carry out the march peacefully.
"Police said they have forwarded our request to meet the home minister and have sought some time to arrange it," Javed Khan, one of the protesters, said.
He said the protesters will replan their march after getting confirmation from the police.
Another protestor Arbaaz said, "We will not march ahead as the police have assured us that our request has been forwarded to the authorities concerned. Amit Shah has not communicated to us anything directly but it was through a news channel."
Another protestor Aamir said "We don't have any doubt about the CAA. We don't need any explanation or clarification on it. We are only going to meet Amit Shah to teach him the Constitution."