Waiving the Tricolour, shouting slogans and holding posters and banners against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), thousands of people hit the streets of Hyderabad on Saturday bringing the city to a grinding halt. (Photo | S Senbagapandiyan, EPS)

The Million March: Anti-CAA, NRC rally brings Hyderabad to standstill

The protest went off peacefully without any untoward incident.

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05 Jan 2020, 6:00 am

It was destination Dharna Chowk near Indira Park for the people to register a vociferous protest against the CAA. The Million March, organised under the aegis of the Telangana and Andhra Pradesh Joint Action Committee, witnessed a huge crowd from various parts of the city taking part in the march. (Photo | Vinay Madapu, EPS)

People from Old City, Secunderabad, Banjara Hills and other parts of the city walked or travelled in vehicles via Tank Bund to reach the venue. (Photo | Vinay Madapu, EPS)

The Dharna Chowk reverberated with slogans against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah. (Photo | Vinay Madapu, EPS)

As an unprecedented number of people of different age groups and backgrounds marched towards the Dharna Chowk, traffic went haywire. (Photo | Vinay Madapu, EPS)

Police granted permission only for a protest meeting from 2 pm to 5 pm at Dharna Chowk, and not a rally. The permission was given on the condition that not more than 1,000 people would be allowed to gather at Indira Park. (Photo | Vinay Madapu, EPS)

With Indira Park overcrowded, people took to the open ground beside it and held demonstrations. (Photo | Vinay Madapu, EPS)

The protests saw participation from Left and Dalit organisations. However, it was predominantly a Muslim crowd that thronged Indira Park. (Photo | S Senbagapandiyan, EPS)

As people kept joining the Million March from across the city, Tank Bund became completely inaccessible to motorists. This had a cascading effect across the city, as Tank Bund is the arterial road that connects Secunderabad, Old City and Khairatabad together. (Photo | Vinay Madapu, EPS)