'Shiv Sena will oppose any attempt to bring NRC forcibly,' says Vinayak Raut

Differing from its earlier stand, Shiv Sena on Monday said that party will oppose any attempt by BJP-led government to implement National Register of Citizens (NRC) forcibly.

Participating in debate on Motion of Thanks to President's address in Lok Sabha, Shiv Sena member Vinayak Raut alleged that issues of unemployment were being overlooked and government was making "an attempt to mislead nation through NRC".

"If an attempt is made to bring NRC forcibly, Shiv Sena will oppose it. People of country will oppose it," Vinayak Raut said amid interruptions.

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''NRC in disguise of NPR''

Opposition has accused government of trying to implement NRC in disguise through exercise of National Population Register (NPR), even though  government had explained re is link between NPR and NRC.

Vinayak Raut said that while Shiv Sena supported government on pass of Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), its question about number of refugees who came to country was t answered by government.

He also inquired about how many people from or states were able to set up businesses in Jammu and Kashmir since abrogation of Article 370.

Vinayak Raut dared government to award Bharat Ratna to Veer Savarkar.

"Do t take trouble of looking at Shiv Sena with a crooked eye on issue of Hindutva," he added.

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Shiv Sena's previous stand on NRC

Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) and Shiv Sena, differing from ir alliance partner, Congress had opined that CAA and NRC will t harm anybody in Maharashtra.

Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Monday, January 28, said that re should t be any problem for citizens of Maharashtra because of  CAA or NRC. He furr opined that states who passed an anti-CAA resolution are ruled by one party, calling it a reason for ir aggressive stance against Act.

"States like Kerala, Punjab, Rajasthan and West Bengal have passed resolutions against Citizenship Amendment Act. y are ruled by one party, unlike Maharashtra. Our Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray said re should be problem for anyone in state due to CAA and NRC. We are of this opinion," Ajit Pawar said as quoted by ANI.

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(With inputs from ANI)

(Photo: Facebook / Vinayak Raut)