COVID-19: Hundreds protest at Shaheen Bagh defying mass gatherings ban

Hundreds of people stayed put at Shaheen Bagh on Monday, even after the Delhi government announced that any gathering of over 50 people would not be allowed till March-end amid the novel coronavirus pandemic.

Young men and college students took turns to address the gathering, including women and children. Poems of Faiz Ahmed Faiz were recited, and slogans of revolution and unity in diversity rend the air at the women-led sit-in against the amended citizenship law that entered the 93rd day.

Seema, a Shaheen Bagh local, said instead of asking the protesters to end their sit-in, the governments in Delhi and at