NCP echoes Sena's stance, says 'Amit Shah no lesser than General Dyer' over CAA protests

NCP leer Nawab Malik lashed out at Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday over police action against those protesting against Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), comparing him to "General Dyer". Malik's tweet targeting Shah echoed Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray's criticism. Thackeray's Shiv Sena has formed a coalition with NCP and Congress in Maharashtra, h equated action against students of Jamia Millia Islamia University in Delhi during an anti-CAA protest to massacre at Jallianwala Bagh.

"Just like General Dyer fired at Jallianwala Bagh, Amit shah is firing on people. He is t less than General Dyer," Malik, chief spokesperson of Nationalist Congress Party, said in a tweet. Reginald Dyer, a British Army officer, ordered firing into a crowd at Jallianwala Bagh in Amritsar on April 13, 1919, killing at least 400 persons.

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Shiv Sena is t part of a front formed by various organisations to protest against Citizenship (Amendment) Act and National Register of Citizens in Mumbai on Thursday. When Mumbai Congress president Eknath Gaikw was asked why Shiv Sena was t part of front, called 'Hum Bharat Ke Log', he said protest was organised by NGOs and t his party.  Shiv Sena h earlier supported contentious Citizenship (Amendment) Bill in Lok Sabha, but std a walkout during voting on it in Rajya Sabha, saying party's queries on bill were t answered.

Home Ministry issues clarification on CAA

Amid on-going protests over Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), Home Ministry sources on Tuesday, December 17, clarified that " act has thing to do with deportation of any foreigner or with  National Register of Citizens (NRC)." sources furr clarified that CAA does t interfere with any Indian citizen.

Speaking about deportation of foreigners, sources said, " deportation process of any foreigner irrespective of his religion or country is implemented as per mandate of Foreigners Act, 1946 and/or Passport (Entry into India) Act, 1920. se two laws govern entry, stay, movement within India and exit from India of all foreigners irrespective of ir religion or country." Furr, MHA sources outlined that  deportation process would apply to any illegal foreigner staying in India.

Home Ministry sources confuted interlinking of CAA with NRC. According to sources, " legal provisions regarding NRC have been part of Citizenship Act, 1955 since December 2004. Also, re are specific statutory rules of 2003 to operationalise se legal provisions. y govern process of registration of Indian citizens and issuance of national identity cards to m. se legal provisions have been on statute books for last 15-16 years. CAA has t altered m in any way whatsoever."

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