Amid virus scare, no Shaheen Bagh protester to sit for more than 4 hours

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Amid virus scare, no Shaheen Bagh protester to sit for more than 4 hours

Last Updated : 21 Mar 2020 05:53:13 PM IST

Shaheen Bagh protesters (file photo)

In the wake of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the elderly women protesting against the CAA in Shaheen Bagh have decided that no protester will now be allowed to sit at the site for more than four hours as preventative measures against the spread of the virus. This is the latest Shaheen Bagh update,

The protesters have also decided that no children or elderly person will be allowed to particiapte in the sit-in and no announcement or mic will be used at the site as to mark it as a 'silent protest'.

On Sunday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has urged people to remain inside their houses under a self-imposed curfew.