There is no question of withdrawing the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Friday amidst protests across the country over its implementation along with the National Register of Citizens (NRC). Shah said that the act was \u201cnot against minorities\u201d. He was speaking at a rally in Jodhpur of Rajasthan.<\/p>\n
Shah, in his speech, attacked the Opposition parties for \u201cspreading lies\u201d. The BJP has decided to go for a \u201cmass outreach programme\u201d to clarify its position and explain the legal ramifications of CAA and NRC. On Sunday, top BJP leaders, including Shah himself, will visit households across the country in which they hope to reach three crore families within a matter of 10 days.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf you have the courage, debate with me. If not, I can translate it to Italian so you can read it,\u201d he said, in a dig at Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi and perhaps Rahul Gandhi as well. It was a direct attack at the Italian roots of Sonia Gandhi.<\/p>\n
Shah accused the Opposition of spreading falsehood and misconceptions about the law. \u201cThe Opposition parties \u2013 Mamata Banerjee, Samajwadi Party, the Bahujan Samaj Party and the Congress are opposing the law and spreading falsehood,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat harm have the refugees in Bengal caused to you, Mamata Didi? Why are you against them getting the citizenship?\u201d Shah asked, accusing Banerjee of practising votebank politics. He asked the Dalits and refugees from Bengal to not be scared by what Banerjee was saying and assured them that they would be allowed to live in Bengal with dignity and no one will be ousted.
\nHe also specifically accused the Congress for carrying out a \u201cmisinformation campaign\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cYoungsters are being misled. But no matter what, we will reach out to the minorities and the youngsters,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Since the law was passed in both houses of the Parliament last month, there have been large-scale protests across the country from political parties as well as from individuals and non-governmental organisations.<\/p>\n
In some areas, it turned violent and police have been alleged to be using force to quell the protests, and even unprovoked in many cases. Twenty-five persons have died, most of them from Uttar Pradesh, though police have claimed that no one was killed in police firing.<\/p>\n
Nine chief ministers have already officially stated that they won\u2019t implement the law. In Kerala, the ruling party and the opposition came together and passed a resolution in the Assembly against the implementation of the law.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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