Assam against CAA, After the implementation of the Citizenship Amendment Act, mixed reactions are coming from across the country. On one hand, BJP is calling it a historic decision, while on the other hand, 30 organizations of Assam are going to burn copies of CAA today in protest against it. The state CM has issued a strict warning for them.
Citizenship Amendment Act i.e. CAA has been implemented across the country. Just a day before (March 11), the Modi government at the Center has issued a notification to implement it. Even after the bill was passed in both the houses of the Parliament, this law was not being implemented for the last 4 years (2019). But it was implemented on Monday. After the implementation of CAA, mixed reactions are coming from across the country. While BJP and its associated organizations are calling it a historic decision, opposition parties have started making statements against this law.
Assam against CAA: Demonstration of 30 organizations in Assam against CAA
All Assam Students Union (AASU) and 30 other organizations will burn copies of CAA in different districts of Assam today. Earlier on Monday also, protesters had burnt copies of CAA in many parts of the state including Guwahati, Barpeta, Lakhimpur, Nalbari, Dibrugarh and Tezpur. The 16-party joint opposition platform has already announced a statewide strike today in a phased manner.
Police flag march in Shaheen Bagh-Jamia Nagar(Delhi)
After the implementation of CAA, security has been tightened in many parts of Delhi. Paramilitary forces have carried out night patrolling and flag marches in the north-eastern parts, Shaheen Bagh, Jamia Nagar and other sensitive areas. Let us tell you that when the CAA bill was passed in the Parliament on 11 December 2019, there were protests in the entire country including Delhi. There were months of anti-CAA protests in 2019-2020, with Jamia Millia Islamia and Shaheen Bagh being the center of this movement. In early 2020, the issue led to communal riots in the northeastern parts of the city, in which 53 people were killed and more than 500 were injured.
In view of the sensitive situation related to law and order in Sonitpur district of Assam, Section 144 has been imposed. Police suspect that peace and order may be disturbed here. Police say that anti-social elements may try to disrupt the peace of the district.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has advised those opposing CAA to approach the Supreme Court. He has said that no solution will be found by protesting on the streets. The law on CAA has already been passed by the Parliament. He has also warned that if political parties call for a bandh, their registration can be cancelled.
लोकसभा चुनाव 2024 की घोषणा से ठीक पहले केंद्र सरकार ने CAA को लागू कर दिया है. जिसके मद्देनज़र पुराने लखनऊ के अमीनाबाद में पुलिस फोर्स ने किया पैदल मार्च.#Lucknow #CAANotification #ReporterDiary (@ashishaajtak) pic.twitter.com/Fy7fiaYmx0
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What is CAA?
Under CAA, there is a provision to give citizenship to people of other religions coming from three Muslim majority neighboring countries except the Muslim community. The central government has prepared a web portal related to CAA. The minorities coming from the three Muslim-majority neighboring countries will have to register themselves on this portal and after government scrutiny; they will be given citizenship under the law. For this, there will be no need to provide any documents to the displaced minorities from Bangladesh, Pakistan and Afghanistan.
In fact, before the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, BJP had included CAA in its manifesto. The party had made this a big issue. Home Minister Amit Shah had talked about implementing the Citizenship Amendment Act or CAA several times in his recent election speeches. He had announced that it would be implemented before the Lok Sabha elections. Now the Central Government has issued a notification for this and implemented it.