CAA protest: Lucknow Metro stations shut, media OB vans set afire

Meanwhile, the Yogi Adityanath government reiterated that those responsible for violence and destruction of public and private properties today would not be spared

Fearing violence over protests by the opposition parties against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), at least two Lucknow Metro Rail stations were closed for commuters on Thursday.

While the K D Singh Babu Stadium metro station was closed till evening on the basis of a report from Lucknow Police with regards to CAA protests, another metro station in downtown Hazratganj was shut to ensure the safety of commuters after protesters had reached its vicinity, an official source told Business Standard.

Meanwhile, Outside Broadcasting (OB) vans of some news channels apart from public and private vehicles were allegedly vandalised and set ablaze by