mumbai multiple citizen demonstrations and rallies were organised on saturday over the citizenship amendment act caa in different parts of navi mumbai thane and bhiwandi while around 400 citizens staged a peaceful demonstration against caa in nerul east 600 people held a procaa rally in vashiwe have all gathered here to speak up against the new caa law people are holding posters and placards at this demonstration to raise awareness on how the caa is discriminatory said sunny v a protester at nerulat vashi bjp members and other citizens took out a procaa rally from the railway station to shivaji chowk in sector 17 simultaneously a smaller group of vashibased citizens too held a procaa demonstration at shivaji chowk the incidents of violence and arson in various parts of india over caa must be condemned we urge all citizens to maintain peace and try to understand the very basics of caa which is for all indians and not against any community or religion in a democracy everyone has the right to voice their opinion but one must not damage public property said rohit malhotra from vashi he was joined by another local activist shivani ojha and several senior citizens all of whom urged the public to maintain calm and try to voice their dissent as per rules of the constitutionat nerul a protester said we agree that nobody is above the constitution which is why the ruling government must ensure that all laws meant for the people of india are secular in nature at bhiwandi a group of congress workers held a protest meet against caa and the national register of citizens outside the prant subdivision office they later handed over a memorandum to the subdivisional officer sdo asking the government to revoke the act caa is unconstitutional and legitimises inequality and discrimination we have asked the government to recall the law and help restore peace in the country said local congress leader shoeb guddu in thane hundreds marched in the old thane area in support of caa and nrcmeanwhile in thane noted nuclear scientist and former atomic energy commission chairman dr anil kakodkar advised the youth to stay away from politics and instead focus on sharpening their future however if something is agitating them it is not that one has to keep quiet all agitations are started by students and there is nothing unexpected about it he said inputs by george mendonca mohammed wajihuddin