Published 08:23 IST, December 30th 2019

Telangana BJP to hold meets, rallies in support of CAA & NPR as a part of outreach program

The Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) Telangana unit has decided to hold demonstrations and meetings in support of the CAA and the NPR starting from December 30.

Reported by: Ananya Varma
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 Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) Telangana unit has decided to hold demonstrations and meetings in support of  Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA), 2019 and National Population Register (NPR). se demonstrations and meetings would be organised over a course of 12 days starting from December 30.

core committee of BJP's Telangana unit has organised meetings on Monday to plan on future course of action that needs to be taken to organise such demonstrations. " BJP core committee meeting was held today and we have decided to hold meetings and demonstration in support of CAA and NPR," said BJP MLC Ramchander Rao. 

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"On Monday, we have planned to organize a meeting at Indra Park in Dharna Chowk at Hyderabad where Union Ministers G Kishan Reddy and Jitendra Singh will address garing," he added.

BJP has constantly been holding rallies and marches across country in support of  contentious CAA. Following meeting at Dharna Chowk in Hyderabad, party's unit in Telangana will also start ir mass contact programs as a part of ir “Jan Jagaran" campaign in all districts across Telangana. This has been done to allay fears as well as clear doubts and rumours surrounding CAA and NPR. 

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Opposition riled up in Telangana

CPI-(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury on Saturday stated that his party has appealed to Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao and or Chief Ministers in country to t implement proposed National Population Register (NPR). Similarly, AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi had recently led a delegation to K. Chandrashekar Rao, urging Telangana Chief Minister to disallow implementation of National Register of Citizens (NRC). Recently permission to hold  'Save India, Save Constitution' rally against CAA and NPR by Congress party on its 135th foundation day was denied by Telangana Police. 

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08:22 IST, December 30th 2019