Brahmin priests joined the protest against the CAA and proposed NRC expressing concern over attempts to divide the country on religious lines by targeting a particular community. Carrying placards and posters reading "No NRC, No CAA", around 100 priests congregated near Mahatma Gandhi's statue at Mayo Road in central part of the city under the platform 'Paschim Banga Sanatan Brahmin Trust' and raised slogans.