Published 11:49 IST, December 19th 2019
Amid uproar over CAA, Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi calls Pak 'hell', India 'heaven for minorities'
Amid the raging nationwide protests on Citizenship (Amendment) Act, Minority Affairs Minister, Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said that “India is a heaven for minorities”.
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Amid raging nationwide protests on Citizenship (Amendment) Act, Union Minister of Mirity Affairs, Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, on Wednesday said that “India is a heaven for mirities”. dressing media on International Mirity Rights Day, Naqvi also took a dig and “Pakistan” and said that neighbour country is a “hell for mirities”. He furr stated that re was a conspiracy to create a hateful and toxic environment in country.
Naqvi attacks neighbouring countries
Union Minister said, “ mirities in neighbouring countries have suffered several difficulties, including forceful conversion of religion."
" citizenship of Muslims in India is safe and protected. It is our responsibility to spre awareness about Act and fight conspiracy which seeks to disturb peace of nation," he ded.
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Naqvi also said, "After CAA was passed, environment which has been created in country has been done with a very dangerous mentality. Attempts have been me to divide country on a social level. Some people have assumed that Muslims cant live in India, which is untrue. This poisous environment is fake and fabricated”. He also stated that indigeus Muslims living in country for a long time should t fear amended Citizenship Act.
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Shahnawaz Hussain slams Congress
national spokesperson for BJP, Shahnawaz Hussain while dressing media, slammed Congress and accused m of misleing Muslim population of country regarding Citizenship (Amendment) Act. He said, “ Act has been introduced to grant citizenship to people, t seize it. Congress has been spreing rumours and lies about law, which is very unfortunate. We will t let m misle Muslims. I appeal to my Muslim brors to stand against this false information, which has been confusing and misleing m”.
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Shahnawaz Hussain on Nawab Malik’s statement
As NCP spokesperson, Nawab Malik compared Union Minister of Home Affairs, Amit Shah with British General Reginald Dyer, BJP leer Shahnawaz Hussain demanded that action be taken against him by NCP Chief Shar Pawar. Hussain asserted, “Malik is crossing his limits. se kinds of statements will t be tolerated. General Dyer gunned down hundreds of people, while CAA does t cause harm to any citizens of India. opposition is confused and divided over issue”.
(With ANI Inputs)
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11:07 IST, December 19th 2019