A week on, anti-CAA protests at Kolkata’s ‘Shaheen Bagh’ continues to gather steam

Inspired by the women-led protest at Delhi’s Shaheen Bagh, agitation against the Citizenship law in Kolkata’s Park Circus has entered its eighth day on Wednesday. (Express Photo by Partha Paul)

Like the Shaheen Bagh protest, which has been going on for nearly a month, the demonstration at Kolkata’s Park Circus is also led by women. (Express Photo by Partha Paul)

The protesters at Kolkata's Park Circus, located in the heart of the city, have been leading a peaceful sit-in against the CAA, proposed National Register of Citizens and alleged police action on students across different university campuses. (Express photo by Partha Paul)

A large number of women at the protest site in Park Circus are from different parts of the city. While most of them are housewives and grandmothers, there are also a entrepreneurs, daily-wage labourers, teachers, nurses and other professionals. (Express Photo by Partha Paul)

At the Park Circus site, a rope has been used to cordon off the region to keep the men out of the main protest area. At another place in the site, there is a picture of Babasaheb Ambedkar with national flags on either side. (Express Photo by Partha Paul)

Hundreds of women, some with their children, gather every day at the Park Circus ground with posters and placards. For a majority of the women, this is their first time participating in a protest. (Express Photo by Partha Paul)

In solidarity with the women protesters, several students and volunteers have donated mats, plastic sheets, blankets to brave the cold. Bottles of water, tea, coffee, biscuits and fruit have also been distributed by volunteers. (Express Photo by Partha Paul)