r Correspondent
Palampur, January 10
Senior BJP leader Shanta Kumar today said the Congress and other parties were spreading canards about the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA).
Kumar, who was speaking at a public meeting organised by Health Minister Vipin Singh Parmar in his home constituency Sulaha, said what the Congress and other opposition parties were doing was condemnable. "This is an attempt to fan confusion among people of various communities, leading to baseless discussions. The purpose of the CAA is to provide Indian citizenship to refugees," he said.
The BJP leader asked people not to be misled. Referring to Kashmir, he said: "With the removal of Article 370 from Kashmir, the country has come under a single rule." Parmar hit out at the Congress, accusing the party of misleading people over the Act. He also clarified that the legislation had no provision to take away citizenship.
"The Congress is spreading rumours that Muslims may lose their citizenship. Don't misguide and divide people over the CAA," he stated. The CAA would provide citizenship to the minorities, who faced religious persecution in Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan. Pakistan failed to implement the Nehru-Liaquat pact to protect religious and other rights of the minorities.
Courtesy: Tribune News Service
Post a Comment