Several women’s and human rights groups felicitated Bilkis, 82-year old protester from Shaheen Bagh who is among Time’s 100 most influential people in the world.
At the event in the Press Club of India on Tuesday, Bilkis, who was among the “dabanng dadis”, expressed solidarity with farmers protesting against the new farm laws, and also demanded the release of students, currently in jail.
Bilkis said: “All the children must be released. If they don’t study, how will they progress. Can they make any progress in jail?”
“First we will fight against corona, then we will take forward the debate on the CAA and NRC. The government should listen to farmers as well as us. Farmers are facing many atrocities....Give them some respite… We will raise our voice until the government withdraws the laws. If we don’t raise our voice, don’t leave our homes, then what do you expect the government to do?
