New Delhi: Protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act continue across the country, more than a month after the law was passed by parliament. Union home minister Amit Shah, however, does not think public opinion – and concerns about the “anti-Muslim” character of the Act – should lead to the Centre reconsidering its decision.
“I want to say it again that the government is not going back on the CAA. Those who want to protest may continue doing so,” Shah said at a Lucknow rally on Tuesday.
Sticking to the line several Bharatiya Janata Party leaders including Prime Minister Narendra Modi have been using, Shah said that the Act did not change anything for Indian citizens and that the opposition was peddling “lies” to create hysteria. “There is no provision of taking anyone’s citizenship in CAA. Canards being spread against CAA by Congress, SP, BSP, TMC,” he said.