Won’t budge an inch on CAA: Amit Shah

Janjivan Bureau / Jaipur : Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday said the government “will not budge an inch” on its decision to implement the Citizenship Amendment Act despite the opposition criticism of the law.
“Main Danke Ki Chot par kahata hoon ki, vipakash ki rajniti ke bavjood, BJP ek inch bhi vapis nahin lotegi Nagarikta Sanshodhan act lagoon karne mein (Despite Opposition parties’ vote bank politics, the BJP would not budge an inch on implementation of the new act for refugees),” Shah said as he launched his party’s awareness campaign at Jodhpur’s Adarsh Vidhya Mandir Ground.
He said the amended law does not take away Indian citizenship from anyone but grants citizenship, and accused the opposition of “misleading” people.
“I promise all you refugees that you belong to India now, and that it is your right,” he said
Shah accused the Congress of playing vote-bank politics by spreading “misinformation”.
“Opposition parties are dividing the nation along religious lines but BJP does not. Every Hindus, Sikh, Buddhist, Jain, Parsi and Christian refugee from Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan who faced religious atrocities and migrated to India would get Indian citizenship. They should feel proud that Modiji has taken a bold step that the Congress could not even in 70 years,” he said.
Opposition parties have criticised the amendment which allows non-Muslims an easier path to citizenship if they have come to India from three neighbouring countries before 2015 after facing religious persecution.