Punjab minister flays Centre on CAA, terms it design to polarise India

LUDHIANA: Punjab food, civil supplies & consumer affairs minister

Bharat Bhushan Ashu

today appreciated the firm stand of Punjab chief minister Capt Amarinder Singh over his stand over Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) as well as National Register of Citizens (NRC). Ashu said that Capt Amarinder Singh’s stand has saved Punjab from inferno of hatred and violence.

In a statement issued here on Sunday, Ashu said, "Capt Amarinder Singh stands like a tall wall against the Modi government's design to polarise India and create permanent enemies within. Our state owes a big thanks to the farsighted leadership of Capt Amarinder Singh. CAA as well as NRC are a direct assault on our country’s secular character. Everybody who loves tolerance, adores brotherhood and seeks peaceful coexistence of diversity of India is coming out against witch hunting through CAA and process of impending but boastfully declared NRC. Students have really won hearts of millions of people by their bold and brave opposition to cunning maneuvers of draconian mindset of a fascist regime."

Ashu also said, “By opposing CAA to be followed by nation wide NRC to divide and deprive people of their rights, students cutting across religious, caste or class lines have poured on streets, taken over social media with their logical arguments and exposed the government's moves. Today with symbolic protests across country and with Congress leadership to descend on streets and lend support to common man's anguish, the Narendra Modi led Union government is surely going to get unnerved and agree to make necessary changes is CAA and suspend permanently the idea of NRC. Punjab would not allow the implementation of CAA as well as NRC."

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