'Political interests misleading Shaheen Bagh protesters': Union Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi

BJP leader and Union Minister for Mirity Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Saturday stated that while he believes and upholds  integrity of women who are protesting against Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) at Shaheen Bagh, he also feels that y are being misled by certain prejudiced political interests. He sais that Act was necessary since infiltrators were 'eating away rights of people' reby posing a huge challenge for both society and government.

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"We have doubt about integrity of sisters who are protesting at Shaheen Bagh. But certain prejudiced political interests have misled m. y should understand that CAA is t meant to end citizenship of any person. It is only for certain persecuted mirities from three neighboring countries that will be granted citizenship," said Naqvi. 

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Naqvi also spoke about how people were being misled on National Population Register (NPR) which was actually census, by linking it to or acts like NRC and CAA. "If certain infiltrators have entered a few places n this is t just a challenge for government but for society. infiltrators are eating away rights of people. Some persons have brainwashed a certain section of society to t take part in census as well," said Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi.

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'New trend of protests with Friday prayers' 

Naqvi spoke about how issue was being made out of thing and Muslims were being led to believe 'fabricated' information "A new trend has started which is of 'protests along with prayers' on Fridays. On a fake and fabricated issue, an illusionary picture has been created which is miles away from truth. government has repeatedly said that re is danger to citizenship of any person due to CAA," he stated.

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(With ncy Inputs)