NEW DELHI: Union home minister Amit Shah launched a scathing attack on Congress leader P Chidambaram over his recent declaration of intent to annul the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA). The home minister accused the Congress party of being “hell-bent on harming Hindus, Buddhists, Jains, Christians, and Sikhs.”
Shah’s fiery remarks came in response to Chidambaram’s assertion that if Congress comes to power, it will revoke the contentious CAA, which grants expedited citizenship to persecuted minorities from Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Bangladesh.
“It’s ‘Modi’s guarantee’ that everyone from persecuted minorities in these nations will receive citizenship through CAA,” Shah said, doubling down on the government’s commitment to protecting and sheltering vulnerable communities facing religious persecution.
Dismissing Chidambaram’s statements as mere political posturing, Shah said, “To change laws, one needs to be in government. It’s not possible for Congress to even be the main opposition, let alone amend significant legislation like the CAA,” Shah asserted.
Shah’s fiery remarks came in response to Chidambaram’s assertion that if Congress comes to power, it will revoke the contentious CAA, which grants expedited citizenship to persecuted minorities from Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Bangladesh.
“It’s ‘Modi’s guarantee’ that everyone from persecuted minorities in these nations will receive citizenship through CAA,” Shah said, doubling down on the government’s commitment to protecting and sheltering vulnerable communities facing religious persecution.
Dismissing Chidambaram’s statements as mere political posturing, Shah said, “To change laws, one needs to be in government. It’s not possible for Congress to even be the main opposition, let alone amend significant legislation like the CAA,” Shah asserted.