Ensure our safety, will open parallel road: Shaheen Bagh to interlocutors

Senior advocate Sanjay Hegde and Sadhna Ramchandran met the protesting women for the third consecutive day since the Supreme Court called for moving the protest to another site

Shaheen Bagh protesters on Friday told the Supreme Court appointed interlocutors that if the road parallel to the protest site was opened, the apex court should pass an order ensuring their security. They also said that when several adjoining roads in the area are open, why have they been asked to move to another site.  

"We want in writing that if there is a single incident of attack or firing, the police officials, from the SHO to the police commissioner, should be shunted out. Home Minister Amit Shah has said the NRC is not coming soon, so ask him