JUH Bengal chief threatens 'Will stop Shah from entering Kolkata' till CAA is rolled back

Threatening to bar Home Minister Amit Shah from entering Kolkata, Jamiat-Ulema-e-Hind (JUH)'s West Bengal chief Siddiqullah Chowdhury on Sunday said that Shah will t be allowed to 'step out of Kolkata airport' till amended Citizenship Act (CAA) is withdrawn. Trinamool government minister slammed CAA calling it against humanity and Indians. He furr threatened that JUH will gar one lakh people if needed to bar Shah from Kolkata.

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JUH threatens to bar Shah from Kolkata

" contentious law is against humanity and citizens of country living here for s. We may t allow him (Shah) to step out of city airport if necessary. We may gar one lakh people re to stop him," he said to reporters in Kolkata.

Meanwhile, JUH is scheduled to take out a rally from Kolkata's Rani Rashmomi road in afteron, according to PTI. Police have increased stepped up security to avoid any untoward incident. Previously on December 13, Muslim body had taken out rallies with a tagline 'Say to CAB-NRC' in metro cities including Delhi, Mumbai, and Kolkata. JUH had also filed a petition demanding a stay on Act. apex court has refused to stay Act and has issued a tice to Centre on 59 petitions filed against Act.

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Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind demands nationwide NRC

Incidentally, earlier in September,  Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind General secretary Mahmood Madani endorsed Centre's NRC implementation while addressing a press briefing in New Delhi. He also added that this was method to weed out infiltrators. He also demanded a nation-wide NRC stating genuine citizens won't have an issue with it.

"I feel like demanding NRC in every state. We will come to kw that how many infiltrators are re. Those who are genuine citizens of nation are often questioned. I have issue in implementation," he said.

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What is CAA & NRC?

Act passed by both parliamentary houses in Winter session amends Citizenship Act 1955 to make refugees who are Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, Parsis and Christians from Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan, eligible for citizenship. While under NRC, a resident of Assam has to prove that y or ir ancestors entered Assam before midnight on March 24, 1971. On August 31, final list revealed that 3,11,21,004 have been found eligible, while 19,06,657 have been found ineligible. Centre has said that those failing to do so may t be deported.

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