No CAA/NRC Protest Banners Allowed During IPL 2023 Matches

The spectators coming to watch IPL matches in four cities including Delhi, Mohali, Hyderabad and Ahmedabad, will not be allowed to carry protest banners related to Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and National Register of Citizens (NRC), according to a specific advisory. 'Paytm Insider', which is the ticketing partner of Chennai Super Kings, Delhi Capitals, Gujarat Titans, Lucknow Super Giants, Sunrisers Hyderabad, Rajasthan Royals and Punjab Kings, has listed a few 'prohibited items' and one of them is banners related to CAA/NRC Protest.

It is understood that the advisory has been issued by the franchises, that manage the ticketing business of their respective home matches.

It is usually done in consultation with the BCCI as marquee sporting events do not allow any publicity of any sensitive political or policy issues.

The Citizen Amendment Act, 2019, better known as CAA was passed by the Parliament of India on December 12, 2019.

The CAA allowed minorities like Sikhs, Parsis, Jains, Buddhists in Islamic countries like Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan to get Indian citizenship, if they had arrived in the country before December, 2014.

The law didn't grant eligibility to Muslims from these countries.

It had sparked protest across the country as the amendment was seen as discriminatory on the basis of religion.

The National Register of Citizens (NRC) is a register of all Indian citizens whose creation was mandated by the 2003 amendment of the Citizenship Act, 1955.

Its purpose is to document all the legal citizens of India so that the illegal immigrants can be identified and deported.

With fans set to set to return to the stadium after missing the action from the venues for three seasons due to COVID-19 restrictions,