indiaUpdated: Jan 27, 2020 05:34 ISTOn Sunday morning at Shaheen Bagh, thousands had arrived to celebrate India’s 71st Republic Day. But everything went smoothly,” said Hena Ahmed, a resident of Shaheen Bagh, who has been protesting there since December. Addressing the crowd later in the morning, Jignesh Mevani, an independent MLA from Vadgam in Gujarat said, “We celebrated this Republic Day with our sisters, mothers, and dadis from Shaheen Bagh. A few kilometres away, at Jamia Millia Islamia, protesters read the Preamble in English, Hindi, and Urdu and hoisted the national flag and sang the national anthem. A group of students, artists and locals also collaborated to create at least eight tableaux on themes of unity, women’s rights, patriotism, and freedom, which were paraded from Jamia to Shaheen Bagh on e-rickshaws.

Source: Hindustan Times January 26, 2020 23:37 UTC