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The Delhi police underlined the greater public interest and urged the anti-citizenship law protesters in Shaheen Bagh to cooperate and help dismantle 13A, a 2.5 km link between Delhi and Noida December is closed.

We appeal to the agitators at No. 13 A Shaheen Bagh to understand the suffering that the complete highway blockage will bring for Delhi and New York residents, seniors, emergency patients and school children. The matter was also raised in the Honble High Court, the Delhi police tweeted.

The demonstrators blocking of this particular road has gotten out of hand in the south and downtown Delhi. What has further exacerbated the traffic growl is that parts of Mathura Road near the Ashram intersection have been blocked from construction by the Public Works Department for an underpass.

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Traffic police estimate that the Ashram intersection, which was hit hardest by the 13A roadblock, carried nearly 3.5 lakh vehicles in the morning and evening rush hours. However, an additional charge of one lakh per day was added last month.

Despite the withdrawal of some organizers on January 2nd, the protests in Shaheen Bagh continued. From a replica of the India Gate with the names of those who died during the anti-CAA protests, through a model detention center to raise awareness, to graffiti and posters, the demonstrators used unique methods to express their rejection.

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