Karnataka BJP MLA calls Rahul Gandhi 'Pakistan's agent' for misleading people over CAA

Karnataka BJP MLA Basangouda Patil Yatnal on Tuesday slammed Rahul Gandhi and called him an nt of Pakistan. He said that Congress is inciting violence and provoking one community. "Pakistani nts (Congress) are misleing people, Rahul Gandhi is basically from Pakistan and he is a Pakistani nt. Atrocities are taking place against Hindu girls in Pakistan, Afghanistan," Yatnal told reporters. "Congress and so-called pseudo-secular parties are trying to provoke one community of people," he ded. 

WATCH | Delhi: Anti-CAA Protest Erupts In Seelampur Area

BJP to hold a massive rally to educate people

 Vijayapura MLA said that BJP will hold a mass rally in Vijayapura to educate people regarding  Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA). CAA seeks to grant Indian citizenship to refugees from Hindu, Christian, Sikh, Buddhist and Parsi communities fleeing religious persecution from Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Banglesh, and who entered India on or before December 31, 2014.  bill was passed with a roaring majority in both Houses of Parliament followed by President Ram Nath Kovind’s assent over same making it an Act.

WATCH | IISC Students St Sit In Protests On Campus Against CAA

However, in aftermath of pass of CAA, violent protests were witnessed across country. Starting from rth-East, protest moved to West Bengal and n national capital wherein students and protestors from Jamia Millia University, Aligarh Muslim University and Jawaharlal Nehru University std protests which took a violent turn as protesters started stone pelting and damaging public properties and government busses forcing police to use tear gas shells to disperse protesters. protests in Seelampur comes two days after clashes erupted between police and protesters in Jamia Millia Islamia University.  

WATCH | Peaceful Protests Held At Gandhi Ashram In Gujarat Against CAA

Police has filed an FIR against perpetrators. Names of Congress and AAP politicians have been mentioned in FIR for allegedly inciting violence with ir hate speeches against government and CAA.

(With ANI inputs)

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