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Shaheen Bagh: Delhi Police, govt urge protestors to vacate due to Covid-19

The protest against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act had started on December 15.

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Protestors stand near a graffiti during a demonstration against Citizenship (Amendment) Act and NRC at Shaheen Bagh, in New Delhi. Photo: PTI

Press Trust of India

2 min read Last Updated : Mar 17 2020 | 10:43 PM IST

In the wake of novel coronavirus outbreak, the Delhi Police on Tuesday said that they held a meeting with protesters at Shaheen Bagh and urged them to end their demonstration.

Police said that they held a meeting on Monday also regarding the same issue but nothing came out of it.

"We have conducted a meeting on Tuesday to the protesters. We urged them to end their protest after the outbreak of coronavirus. We held a meeting on Monday also but nothing positive has come out of the meetings," Deputy Commissioner of Police (Southeast) (DCP) R P Meena said.

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