Banners, slogans, songs: A day at Mumbai’s ‘Shaheen Bagh’ protest

A protest against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act on Morlan Road in Nagpada entered its eighth day Sunday, with agitators claiming that they won't budge till the controversial legislation was withdrawn. (Express Photo By Ganesh Shirsekar)

The women in Mumbai's Nagpada, on the lines of Delhi’s Shaheen Bagh, have been occupying a section of Morland Road since January 26. The sit-in has come to be popularly known as the ‘Mumbai Bagh’ protest. (Express Photo By Ganesh Shirsekar)

“This protest will continue till the discriminatory laws, which divide Indians on the basis their religion, are rolled back,” Sakina Shaikh, a protester, said. (Express Photo By Ganesh Shirsekar)

The sit-in, organised by a collective called ‘Hum Bharat ke log’, has been inspired by the ongoing women-led protest at Shaheen Bagh in Delhi against the new citizenship law, with the protesters here now calling the site of the stir as ‘Mumbai Bagh’. (Express Photo By Ganesh Shirsekar)

Firoz Mithiborwala of ‘Hum Bharat Ke Log’ said, “‘Mumbai Bagh’ has now become a symbol of communal harmony, peace and non-violent resistance. (Express Photo By Ganesh Shirsekar)

Fatima Khan, a law student, said, “We want the Maharashtra government to pass a resolution in the state Assembly against the CAA. We are here because of the Centre’s move and won’t move until the government withdraws the new citizenship law, NRC and NPR.” (Express Photo By Ganesh Shirsekar)