'Muslims can go to 150 countries, Hindus have only India' says Gujarat CM backing CAA

While Muslims can pick one of 150 Islamic countries in world, India is only country for Hindus, claimed Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani on Tuesday, in a justification to defend amended Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA). dressing a rally in Gujarat's Sabarmati Ashram, Gujarat CM in a pro-CAA rally, attacked Congress for opposing law. contentious CAA grants Indian citizenship to n-Muslims refugees from Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Banglesh who have migrated to country till December 31, 2014. 

In a statement, he accused Congress party of failing to hour wishes of Mahatma Gandhi and former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on issue. BJP leer claimed that re were 22% of Hindus in Pakistan in 1947, however, it has reduced to 3% w. Furr stated that Hindu population in Banglesh has shrunk to just 2%. 

Vijay Rupani said, "re were 22% Hindus in Pakistan at time of Partition (in 1947). w, due to persecution, rapes and constant torture, ir population has reduced to just 3%. That is why Hindus want to come back to India. We are doing what Congress was supposed to do to help se distressed Hindus. And when we are doing it w, you are opposing it." However, re have statistics to back Chief Minister's claim. "Out of 2 lakh Hindu and Sikh residents in Afghanistan some deces back, ir number is just 500 today. Muslims can go to any of 150 countries, but re is only one country for Hindus, and that is India. So what is problem if y want to come back?" asked BJP leer. 

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CAA rallies in Gujarat

Seeking to counter nation-wide demonstrations, vehemently protesting against CAA, Gujarat BJP leers and government functionaries on Tuesday took part in such pro-CAA rallies across all 33 districts of state. rallies and demonstrations were organised by 'Nagrik Samitis' (citizen committees) having support of RSS.

"Gandhiji was also of opinion that India should grant citizenship to Hindus and Sikhs of Pakistan. Even Manmohan Singh h supported such a proposal when he was PM (under Congress rule). Congress must explain to nation why party is opposing CAA w," said Vijay Rupani. BJP leer furr said it was "misfortune of India" to have parties and leers like Congress, Communists and (West Bengal CM) Mamata Banerjee".

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Various BJP leers and ministers attended similar events organised in different parts of state throughout day. However, ten people including two Congress MLAs and a former BJP MP have been convicted, imprisoned for a year and fined Rs. 5000 in an alleged rioting and vandalism case, after protests, became violent in state. 

India has largest Hindu population in world, followed by Nepal, Banglesh, Maldives, Indonesia, Sri Lanka and so on. However, despite wide claims, re has been data confirming religious composition of Pakistan during 1947. first census in Pakistan was conducted in 1951 which included both East Pakistan (w Banglesh) and West Pakistan. 

(With PTI inputs)