Citizenship Act “Fundamentally Anti-National”, Urge Government Not To Implement It: Shashi Tharoor

New Delhi:

Senior Congress chief Shashi Tharoor on Friday termed the Citizenship (Modification) Act (CAA) “basically anti-national” and urged the federal government to not implement it.

The CAA, which facilitates granting of Indian citizenship to persecuted non-Muslim minorities of Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan, was handed by Parliament in 2019 and had led to protests in several components of the nation.

After the federal government introduced the repeal of the three farm legal guidelines, there have been calls from some quarters in search of withdrawal of the CAA as effectively.

“The #CAA is basically anti-national & I urge the Govt to not implement it,” Mr Tharoor tweeted.

The target of the CAA is to grant Indian citizenship to persecuted minorities — Hindu, Sikh, Jain, Buddhist, Parsi and Christian — from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan.

Folks from these communities who had come to India until December 31, 2014 as a consequence of non secular persecution in these international locations is not going to be handled as unlawful immigrants however be given Indian citizenship.

After the CAA was handed by Parliament, widespread protests had been witnessed within the nation. These opposing the CAA contend that it discriminates on the idea of faith and violates the Structure. In addition they allege that the CAA together with the Nationwide Register of Residents is meant to focus on the Muslim neighborhood in India.