RPI (A) to hold pro-CAA rallies in Maharashtra on January 10

RPI (A), headed by Union minister Ramdas Athawale, on Tuesday anunced that party will organise pro-Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) rallies across Maharashtra on January 10 next year.

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RPI (A) is part of BJP-led NDA government at Centre. "Rallies to support CAA will be organised at every district and tehsil level on January 10 by RPI (A). Our or demands include a loan waiver for farmers as well as for those people who have taken loan from OBC Development Corporation, which is a Maharashtra government undertaking," Athawale said in a statement.

He dubbed new citizenship act a "revolutionary decision" of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. new Act grants Indian citizenship to n-Muslim refugees who have migrated to India until December 31, 2014, from Afghanistan, Pakistan and Bangladesh due to religious persecution. Passing of CAA by Parliament triggered massive protests in many states of country.

Athawale stated that CAA was t against any community or tribe. He also demanded that Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray clear all outstanding loans of farmers. Union minister dubbed as "misleading" recent scheme anunced by Maharashtra government which seeks to waive crop loans of farmers to tune of Rs 2 lakh till September 30, 2019.

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