Stone pelting is reported once again on February 24, near the Maujpur metro station amidst the protests in Delhi against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA). According to the report today, both supporters and opponents of the CAA pelted stones at each other, like yesterday the stone throwing was done. This incident is of Kabir Nagar area near Maujpur metro station. This area is said to be Muslim majority.
The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) tweeted on Monday morning that the exit and entry gates of Zafarabad and Maujpur-Babarpur metro stations will closed. The metro will not stop at these stations. DMRC has not given any information about the opening of the gate so far.
Earlier, stone was also hit in Zafarabad area on Sunday. Protests are going on in protest against the citizenship law here. This stone pelting incident has happened near Maujpur red light. The incident was reported just below the metro station.
In Maujpur, adjacent to Zafarabad, two groups pelted stones at each other, after that the police released tear gas. There has been tension in the area since hundreds of anti-CAA protesters near Zafarabad Metro station blocked the road connecting Seelampur, Maujpur and Yamuna Vihar.
According to report the dispute started after some supporters of CAA reached there. It is also being said that uproar took place after BJP leader Kapil Mishra reached there with his supporters.