“Every day I used to think about going to Jantar Mantar, but then something like this would happen and I would not go.” Other young Muslims who took part in the anti-Citizenship Amendment Act protests over six years ago share this ambivalence. Memories of the anti-Citizenship Amendment Act protests and the subsequent police crackdown were two big factors that kept many young Muslims away from the protests this time. For other young Muslims who decided to join the protest in the final week, questions about the sincerity of those leading the cockroach campaign still persisted. That so many fellow Indians had not heeded those warnings has left young Muslims like Fatima feeling bitter.