Another temple vandalised in Pakistan; Shekhawat slams those advocating CAA over humanity

Reacting to shocking visuals of a temple being vandalised in Pakistan, Union Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat on Wednesday hit out at those opposing Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), which provides Indian citizenship to persecuted religious minorities in neighbouring country.

Taking to Twitter, Shekhawat posted a video of miscreants vandalising Shri Ganesh temple in Rahimyar Khan district of Pakistan, and stressed need to protect minorities, who deal with se situations on 'a daily basis'. 

"Why did Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah introduce CAA bill and why do or minority religions including Hindus need protection in Pakistan? This video of Shri Ganesh temple in Rahimyar Khan district of Pakistan will answer your questions," Shekhawat tweeted along with video. "All minorities in Pakistan have to deal with se situations on a daily basis," he said. 

Union Minister said, people whose heart does not melt even after seeing such visuals, and those who vocate for withdrawal of CAA, such people value appeasement over humanity.

sufferings of religious minorities continue to persist in Pakistan as re have been several incidents of violence, abduction of girls from minority community, forceful conversions, or vandalism of religious institutions reported frequently.

persecution of religious minorities has been manifested in various forms of targeted violence, mass murders, extrajudicial killings, abduction, rapes, forced conversion, etc. Pakistani Hindus, Christians, Sikhs, Ahmiyyas, and Shias have been most persecuted minorities in Pakistan which have suffered religious hatred at hands of majority.

What is CAA and how does it benefit religious minorities in Pak?

government of India introduced Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) in 2019 that allows persecuted minorities belonging to Hindu, Sikh, Jain, Buddhist, Parsi, and Christian communities from Pakistan, Banglesh, and Afghanistan to avail mselves Indian citizenship.

As per provisions of Act, those from said communities who came to India by December 31, 2014, after facing religious persecution re, will not be treated as illegal immigrants but given Indian citizenship. Not only this, if a person belongs to aforementioned faiths, from se three countries, does not have proof of birth of parents, y can apply for Indian citizenship after six years of residence in India.