The Supreme Court-appointed interlocutors visited Shaheen Bagh on Wednesday to initiate talks with the protesters after the top court said that the agitation should be held in an alternative site where no public place is blocked.

The protesters have been on a sit-in against the new citizenship law for over two months.

Talking to reporters, the interlocutors, Sanjay Hegde and Sadhana Ramachandran, said they had come to Shaheen Bagh to listen to people who had assembled in large numbers.

When announcements were made at Shaheen Bagh that the interlocutors will not address protesters in the presence of media, protesters demanded media presence.

Ms. Ramachandran said, “Your right to protest is there but like us, there are other citizens also...who use the roads, shopkeepers, doctors and so all. Do we want to take away rights of others? No. But rights of others should also be maintained. So SC has sent us. So we want to find a solution along with you all.