Home minister Amit Shah (file image)
Home minister Amit Shah (file image)

โ€œWe will not rollback the Citizenship (Amendment) Act and we are committed to give citizenship and a dignified life to refugees persecuted for the last 70 years,โ€ said home minister Amit Shah on Tuesday.

Firing salvo at the opposition the BJP president said, โ€œRumours and misinformation are being spread by the opposition parties and they are to be blamed for the present situation of the country.โ€

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โ€œThey can oppose the Act as much they can but the NDA government under Narendra Modi is committed in giving citizenship to every refugee persecuted on religious grounds,โ€ Shah reiterated.

โ€œGiving citizenship to refugees will not take away the citizenship of the genuine Indians. They should not worry. The opposition is spreading rumours,โ€ the home minister added.

โ€œThe opposition is misleading the students by spreading rumours against CAA and they are inciting violence for their own political gain,โ€ the home minister added.

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โ€œWe are not going to rollback the Citizenship Act at any cost. We are determined on this,โ€ Shah reiterated.

โ€œI would request he Congress leaders to read the first clause of the Nehru-Liaqat pact. There it is clearly mentioned that both countries would give same rights to minorities in each otherโ€™s country,โ€ Shah said.

โ€œBut Pakistan has failed to give equal rights to the minorities. On the other hand, the minorities in Pakistan are persecuted and they are forced to convert their religion,โ€ Shah further said.

โ€œNo minority is safe there. Women, children, old or young- not a single minority is safe in Pakistan,โ€ Shah reiterated.