KOCHI: Protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) were staged in different parts of the district on Friday. The protests were organised by various organisations, writers, politicians and journalists, who voiced their concerns and fears against the amendment act and “the undeclared state of emergency”.
The Kerala Union of Working Journalists (KUWJ) district committee convened a meeting and took out a march from the Press Club to Ernakulam Boat Jetty at 2.30pm to protest against the detention of Malayali journalists in Mangaluru. Writers, theatre artists and socio-cultural activists gathered at Subhash Park at 5.30pm to address Kerala’s protest against CAA. Gandhi Peace Foundation organised an evening satyagraha near the Gandhi statue, Kacheripady.
