On Monday, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal condemned the Narendra Modi government over implementing the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA).
“After ruling the country for 10 years, the Modi government has brought CAA before the elections. This is at a time when the poor and middle class are suffering due to inflation and unemployed youth are struggling from door to door for employment. Instead of solving those real issues, these people have brought CAA,” Kejriwal said in a post on social platform X.
दस साल देश पर राज करने के बाद एन चुनाव के पहले मोदी सरकार CAA लेकर आयी है। ऐसे वक़्त जब गरीब और मध्यम वर्ग महंगाई से कराह रहा है और बेरोज़गार युवा रोज़गार के लिए दर दर की ठोकरें खा रहा है, उन असली मुद्दों का समाधान करने की बजाय ये लोग CAA लाये हैं।
— Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) March 11, 2024
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“It is being said that the minorities from three neighbouring countries will be granted citizenship. It means they want people from neighbouring countries to settle in India. Why? Just for the vote bank. When our youths don’t have jobs, who will employ people settling here from different countries? Who will build homes for them? Will BJP provide them jobs or build houses for them,” the Delhi CM posted.
Continuing his attack, Kejriwal claimed that more than 11 lakh industrialists got fed up with the Centre’s policies and left the country. “Instead of bringing them back, they want poor from neighboring states to settle here? Is it for a vote bank?
“The entire country is protesting against CAA. First, provide jobs to our children, and build homes for our people. Then you can bring people from other countries. In the world, every country stops poor from other nations as it affects employment opportunities for the local population. BJP is the only political party in the world that is playing dirty politics to make the poor from other countries its vote bank. It is against the country,” he added.
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“People in Assam and the entire northeast are strongly opposing it. They are victims of migration from Bangladesh and their language and culture are in danger. BJP has cheated the people of Assam and the northeastern states. People will give a befitting reply in the Lok Sabha elections,” Kejriwal said.
Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) notified
The Union Home Ministry notified the rules for the CAA over four years after Parliament passed the law to fast-track the citizenship process for non-Muslims who entered India from Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Bangladesh before December 31, 2014.
The notification paved the way for granting citizenship to undocumented immigrants from the three neighbouring countries. The law could not be enacted as rules were just now notified.
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