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Bilkis, popularly known as the Shaheen Bagh Dadi, had expressed her willingness to join the farmers’ protest at the Delhi-Haryana border at Singhu.
Soon after she reached the border point to extend her support to the agitating farmers, she was stopped by Delhi Police personnel at the border.
“She was stopped at the Singhu Border and was escorted by the police back to her home in southeast Delhi,” a senior police officer said.
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During the protest which began in December last year, the 82-year-old sat under a tent with hundreds of women and children, braving the extremely cold weather. She emerged as the face of the protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act and the proposed National Register of Citizens.
The protest at Shaheen Bagh ended in March this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.