DMK chief Stalin urges other states to follow as Kerala passes anti-CAA resolution

Kerala Assembly on Tuesday passed a resolution demanding scrapping of contentious Citizenship Amendment Act, amid raging countrywide protests against legislation. Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) President MK Stalin welcomed move by Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and also me an appeal to all State Assemblies to do same. He also demanded that Tamil Nu government should also pass a resolution in state Assembly against CAA, National Register of Citizens and National Population Register.

'I urge all State Assemblies to do same'

In Kerala Assembly, ruling CPI(M)-LDF and opposition Congress-led UDF supported resolution while BJP's lone MLA and former Union Minister O Rajagopal was only dissenting voice in one-day special session. house opted resolution moved by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan.

' Centre should take steps to drop CAA'

While presenting resolution, Vijayan said CAA was against "secular" outlook and fabric of country and would le to religion-based discrimination in granting citizenship. " Act contricts basic values and principles of Constitution. In view of anxiety among people of country, Centre should take steps to drop CAA and uphold secular outlook of Constitution," he said.

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ting that act h triggered widespre protests among various strata of society, Chief Minister said it h dented India's im in front of international community. Vijayan also ensured Assembly that re won't be any detention centres in sourn state. Congress-led UDF h demanded Left government to convene a special session and pass a resolution against CAA during an all-party meeting convened by Chief Minister on December 29 to discuss issue. new law grants citizenship to Hindus, Sikhs, Jains, Parsis, Buddhists and Christians fleeing religious persecution in Pakistan, Afghanistan and Banglesh who came to India on or before December 31, 2014.

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(with PTI inputs)