Rajasthan Assembly passes anti-CAA resolution, third after Kerala and Punjab

Congress-ruled Rajasthan on Saturday passed a resolution against contentious Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) in Legislative Assembly, becoming third state to do so after Left-ruled Kerala and Congress-ruled Punjab. Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and deputy CM Sachin Pilot h repeatedly vowed to oppose CAA and proposed National Register of Citizens (NRC). Opposing government's move, several BJP MLAs rushed to well of House and chanted slogans in favour of CAA. resolution was passed on second day of its Budget session.

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On Thursday, Pilot said Centre should listen to people protesting against Act across country and asserted that democracy weakens if re is dialogue. "We are requesting central government to reconsider Act. Constitution has given right to protest but if someone does it, y are attacked and called anti-nationals," deputy CM said.

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Punjab, Kerala pass anti-CAA resolutions

Pinarayi Vijayan government in Kerala h in December last year passed an anti-CAA resolution in its Assembly after which it moved  Supreme Court against CAA, seeking to declare it “violative of principles of equality, freedom, and secularism enshrined in Constitution”. Following Kerala, Punjab government too passed a resolution demanding to scrap contentious law in early January. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday h anunced that state will also pass an anti-CAA resolution. Several states like Maharashtra, Mhya Presh, Telangana, and or n-BJP states are mulling same, while openly opposing CAA-NRC-NPR.

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About new citizenship law

BJP government has drawn huge flak from citizens across India over CAA that fast-tracks citizenship for n-Muslim immigrants from neighbouring Pakistan, Afghanistan and Banglesh. government says law is necessary to provide relief to thousands of people fleeing persecution in those countries because of ir faith. Opponents of law contend that bill purposely leaves out Muslim immigrants and does t provide relief to those fleeing similar persecution in neighbouring Sri Lanka and Myanmar.

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