On 23 February 2020, Kapil Mishra, a local BJP leader and former member of the Legislative Assembly, publicly spoke out in a rally against the anti-CAA protesters, in the presence of the DCP of North East Delhi district, Ved Prakash Surya.[lower-alpha 1] Mishra tried to intimidate the police to remove the protesters from Jaffrabad and Chand Bagh areas in three days' time, allegedly threatening to take matters into his own hands and "not remain peaceful" in the event of their failure.[18][19] After the rally, Mishra himself posted a video of him threatening the police on Twitter. Within a few hours of Kapil Mishra's rally violent clashes started between the supporters and the people against CAA.[3]