Shaheen Bagh Embraces Sikh Farmers Who Were Detained Earlier

A delegation of Sikh farmers from Punjab joined the ongoing protest in Delhi’s Shaheen Bagh against the Citizenship Amendment Act, on Wednesday, 5 February.

A Twitter handle by the name 'Shaheen Bagh Official', which in its bio claims to be the 'official account' of the protest, put out a video of the protesters welcoming the farmers.

Update 12:40 P.M

We are overjoyed to welcome our sisters and brothers from Punjab amongst us! Our fight for the Indian constitution grows stronger with your solidarities ✊🏾✊🏾#ShaheenBaghProtests #shaheenbagh #defendtheconstitution pic.twitter.com/Syz0v77f9j

— Shaheen Bagh Official (@Shaheenbaghoff1) February 5, 2020

Earlier, in the wee hours of Wednesday, the handle had tweeted a video saying that the farmers travelling in eight buses were stopped "3 km away from Shaheen Bagh" and were taken to Gurdwara Balasaheb.

Update: 2:10 A.M
8 buses of Sikh Farmers travelling from Punjab to show solidarity with Shaheen Bagh were stopped by police officers without name tags 3 km away from Shaheen bagh. No reasons for stopping them were provided. They were eventually taken to Gurudwara Balasaheb. pic.twitter.com/9cd1Gwt4mE

— Shaheen Bagh Official (@Shaheenbaghoff1) February 4, 2020

Subsequent tweets suggested that they were kept under "heavy police deployment" in the gurdwara and could leave for Shaheen Bagh after negotiating with the cops about the route of their march.

They have been told to stay there and are still being held under heavy police deployment.
They have decided to spend the night at the Gurudwara to avoid further police harassment. pic.twitter.com/Tij1PDJ3NV

— Shaheen Bagh Official (@Shaheenbaghoff1) February 4, 2020

Update 11.25 A.M: The Sikh farmers have left Bala Sahib Gurudwara for Saheen Bagh. Large police presence is expected on the way. Concerned citizens please help us ensure the Sikh Delegation reaches safely.

— Shaheen Bagh Official (@Shaheenbaghoff1) February 5, 2020