agencies / LUCKNOW
Union Home Minister Amit Shah today said that Citizenship Amendment Act will not be scrapped despite the protests over it.
“The CAA is a law to grant citizenship,” he added. “I want to say that no matter who protests, this (CAA) will not be withdrawn,” he said while addressing a rally in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh in support of CAA.
Shah said there is no provision in the amended law for taking anyone’s citizenship away.
“A canard is being spread against the CAA by the Congress, SP, BSP, and Trinamool Congress,” he said.
Shah challenged Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, Samajwadi Party’s Akhilesh Yadav, Bahujan Samaj Party’s Mayawati and Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee to hold a debate with him on CAA at a public forum.
“Congress has become blind due to vote bank politics,” he said. He also blamed the Congress for Partition.
Shah also declared that construction of a Ram temple “touching the skies” in Ayodhya will begin within three months.