State BJP chief Adesh Kumar Gupta welcomed Ali with sweets and a BJP stole.

Along with him, Dr Mehreen, and Tabassum Hussain also joined the BJP in presence of BJP Vice President Shyam Jaju.

Delhi BJP's minority face Nikhat Abbas, who was present on the occasion, said: "The BJP carries all religions and castes together in the family."

The agitation at Shaheen Bagh began on December 15 after the police action in Jamia Millia Islamia where the police allegedly used force against the anti-CAA protesters, leaving many students injured. The 101-day long Shaheen Bagh protest, termed the "heart of anti-CAA protests in India", was cleared by the Delhi Police amid the Covid-19 pandemic concern.