Advocate Sadhna Ramachandran, who was appointed an interlocutor along with senior advocate Sanjay Hegde, placed the report before a bench of justices S K Kaul and K M Joseph.

The bench said it would peruse the report and the matter would be heard on February 26.

It made it clear that the report of interlocutors will not be shared with the petitioners and counsels representing the Centre and Delhi Police at this stage.

At the outset, Ramachandran told the court that she is grateful for the opportunity given to her and the interlocutors had a learning experience which was positive also.

“Let us examine it. We will hear the matter day after tomorrow,” the bench said.

When the counsel for one of the petitioners said the report be shared with them also, the bench said, “We are here. Everyone is here. Let us have the benefit of the report first. The copy of the report is for the court only.”

Former Chief Information Commissioner Wajahat Habibullah had earlier told the top court that the protest was peaceful and inconvenience being caused to commuters was due to barricades “unnecessarily” put by police on roads far away from the site.

The same stand has been taken by social activist Syed Bahadur Abbas Naqvi and Bhim Army chief Chandra Shekhar Azad in their joint affidavit filed in the apex court in the matter. Habibullah, Azad and Naqvi have jointly filed an intervention application in the apex court which is seized of the matter.

The apex court had earlier said that though people have a fundamental right to protest “peacefully and lawfully”, it was troubled by the blocking of a public road at Shaheen Bagh as it might lead to a “chaotic situation”.

Naqvi and Azad, in their joint affidavit, have alleged that “the present ruling dispensation, at the behest of its political masters, had devised a strategy of extinguishing these protests by falsely attributing violence and acts of vandalism to peaceful protestors”.

Habibullah, in his affidavit, has also stated that the protestors have asked him to convey to the apex court that their dissent “was out of desperation and compulsion” as they see the CAA, National Population Register (NPR) and National Register of Citizens (NRC) as a “death knell” for their and future generations’ survival and existence.

Restrictions have been imposed on the Kalindi Kunj-Shaheen Bagh stretch and the Okhla underpass, which were closed on December 15 last year due to protests against CAA and NRC.

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“They say politics is dirty but this is a new low. Is it terrorism if health facilities are made free? Is it terrorism if children are educated? Is it terrorism if power and water facilities are ensured?” questioned the Chief Minister’s daughter Harshita, 24.

BJP’s Delhi MP Parvesh Verma was the first to use the term for the Chief Minister at a public meeting on January 25. “We hear instances of Hindu women picked up by Muslim men… no action is taken as terrorists like Kejriwal are hidden everywhere. Should we fight with Pakistan terrorists in Kashmir or with terrorists like Kejriwal,” he had said.

The BJP leader was talking about round-the-clock agitation at Shaheen Bagh, the heart of protests against Citizenship (Amendment) Act or CAA, accusing Mr Kejriwal and AAP of providing support to the protesters.

Union Minister Prakash javdekar alledges “There is a reason voters of Delhi have turned away from Arvind Kejriwal. Kejriwal makes an innocent face and asks – ‘am I a terrorist?’ — You are a terrorist, there is plenty of proof. You had yourself said you are an anarchist; there is not much difference between an anarchist and terrorist,”

Harshita Kejriwal and her mother hit back at the BJP. “Let them level allegations, let them bring 200 MPs and 11 Chief Ministers. Not only us… two crore common people are also campaigning (for AAP). They will show them on February 11… whether they cast votes on the basis of allegations or work done (by the government),” Harshita adding that her father made her read Bhagavad Gita, an ancient text, when she was young.

Mr Kejriwal’s wife Sunita Kejriwal echoed similar views. “I think people will give them (BJP leaders) a befitting reply. It’s been 25 years since we are married. He (Arvind) has always told social service is his passion. Those who are saying even they know are lying… either they are under some sort of pressure or they lack an individual identity,” she told

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Along with the song, Sapna, in her speech, left a sharp shot against the Kejriwal government (Arvind Kejriwal) and said that a lonely Kejriwal cannot do anything. BJP carries the entire organization together, BJP’s victory will be the victory of the people.

Even talking to the media, Sapna Chaudhary was seen flaunting the development of Kejriwal government. she said that she is proud that the Prime Minister of his country is Narendra Modi.

Delhi BJP President Manoj Tiwari also tried very hard to woo the Purvanchalis with his speech. He also targeted Kejriwal’s statement in which he had been in controversies with the statement of people coming from Bihar for Delhi treatment.

At the same time, he raised questions on demonstrations like Shaheen Bagh of Delhi and said that when the passengers traveling in buses see the buses burning, then thire soul trembles.

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In fact, Anurag Thakur in his speech on Monday had raised slogans, ‘Shoot the traitors of the country. # $ # @ Ko …’ After this statement, BJP leaders have come under target of opponents.

Now Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Pravesh Verma has given a controversial statement. He has compared Shaheen Bagh with Kashmir.

Pravesh Verma said that Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejrawal and Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia say that we are with Shaheen Bagh. But the people of Delhi know that the fire that was set in Kashmir a few years ago was witnessed raped with the sisters and daughters of Kashmiri Pandits. The fire continued in Uttar Pradesh, Kerala and Hyderabad. Today that fire is in one corner of Delhi.

The BJP leader of West Bengal Rahul Sinha has called the endorsers of Shaheen Bagh as intruders. Regarding the people gathered against the CAA at Shaheen Bagh in Delhi, Rahul Sinha said that they are people from Bangladesh or Pakistan. The West Bengal Legislative Assembly on Monday passed a resolution demanding the abolition of the controversial Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA). Rahul Sinha also condemned it.

It is clear from such statements coming continuously from the BJP leaders that the BJP has been troubled by the movement of Shaheen Bagh. The government and the party are constantly trying to describe it as separatist, but like Shaheen Bagh, such movements have started in many parts of the country.

Meanwhile, in the report of the government agency ED, it has been said that funding has been done from Islamic countries for the movement started against the CAA. According to the ED, about 120 crore rupees have been given so far from different accounts. This money has been distributed through Kerala-based organization PFI.

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Radhika Vemula, Rohith’s mother, who was accompanied by the “dadis” and former JNU student Umar Khalid unfurled the national flag. They sang the national anthem along with thousands of people, including women and children who had gathered at Shaheen Bagh to celebrate the occasion.

Vadgam Assembly Constituency (Gujarat) MLA Jignesh Mevani was also present.

The protesters, who are opposing the contentious Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) and a proposed pan-India National Register of Citizens (NRC), have been sitting on protest at Delhi’s Shaheen Bagh for over a month.

The protesters said they will continue their agitation until the government decides to rollback the Citizenship (Amendment) Act and National Register of Citizens.

From children to women, many held the national flag and sang patriotic songs to celebrate the spirit of oneness, equality and secularism. They chanted the “CAA se Azaadi, NRC se Azaadi, BJP se Azaadi (freedom from CAA, NRC and BJP)” while raising other slogans against the CAA and the NRC.

“We do not want a prime minister who cannot listen to our grievance and address our concerns. Why has the prime minister or any of his representatives not addressed us yet? Why didn’t he visit us and explain the CAA and NRC?,” asked 75-year-old Sarwari, one of the ”dadis”, who has been part of the protest for over a month now.

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