New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said, instead of agitating against Parliament, the Congress needs to concentrate on exposing the atrocities against minorities in Pakistan.
Speaking at an event at the Siddaganga Mutt in Karnataka’s Tumkuru, Modi reiterated that the extent of religious persecution of minorities had formed the basis of the amended Citizenship Act.
“I want to tell those who are agitating against the Parliament of India today that the need is to expose activities of Pakistan at the international level. If you have to agitate, raise your voice against Pakistan's actions in the last 70 years," Modi said.
“Some weeks ago, the biggest democratic institution, Parliament gave its historic assent to Citizenship Amendment Act. However, leaders of Congress, their allies and the ecosystem created by them have now stood against that very Parliament," Modi stated, adding that, “The kind of hate they have against us, that same chorus is being heard against the Parliament. The people have started a movement against the Parliament itself. These people are running a movement against the Dalits, affected and persecuted people from Pakistan."Modi’s comments come as the Congress and the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) have locked horns over the ongoing protests in the country, with the former alleging that the amended law was divisive in its nature. Earlier this week, Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, launched a direct attack on Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath alleging police brutality during the anti-CAA protests in the state, in December.
“Pakistan was formed on the basis of religion, religious minorities were being persecuted there. The persecuted were forced to come to India as refugees. But Congress and its allies don't speak against Pakistan, instead they are taking out rallies against these refugees," Modi added.
The Prime Minister’s remarks in Karnataka also come just two days after state chief minister B.S Yediyurappa endorsed the CAA, labeling the anti-CAA protests in the country as “inhuman". “CAA is a humane act aimed at providing citizenship to minorities from Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Afghanistan persecuted on the basis of religion, but the Congress and other parties have opposed this, thereby proving that they are inhuman in their approach," Yediyurappa had said on Monday.
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