Congress leader pens letter to Delhi CM Kejriwal, urges him to pass anti-CAA resolution

In a new development, Congress' municipal councilor from Delhi has written to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to table a resolution against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) in the upcoming assembly session. Penning a letter to Kejriwal, Yasmin Kidwai has said that she has asked Kejriwal to follow the six other states to pass an anti CAA resolution and honour the trust imposed by Delhi citizens on him. 

Puducherry assembly passes resolution against CAA, despite obligation from LG Kiran Bedi

Kejriwal met Home Minister

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on February 19 met Union Home Minister Amit Shah but said there was no discussion on Shaheen Bagh or CAA. He said, "It was a good meeting, held in a cordial atmosphere. We held discussions on various issues. We agreed that the Central govt and Delhi govt need to work together for the development of Delhi. We will work together." When asked if Home Minister Amit Shah and he discussed the matter of Shaheen Bagh during their meeting he said, "There was no discussion on that."

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Six states passed anti-CAA resolutions

On February 12, Puducherry became the sixth assembly to adopt anti-CAA resolution after Kerala, Punjab, Rajasthan West Bengal,  and Madhya Pradesh. The Kerala government was the first to move to the Supreme Court against the CAA, seeking to declare it “violative of the principles of equality, freedom, and secularism enshrined in the Constitution” and thereafter passed an anti CAA resolution. On its heels, the Punjab government too passed a resolution demanding to scrap the contentious law. Next, Rajasthan adopted the resolution against the law on January 25. Later, Congress-ruled Madhya Pradesh, and Mamata Banerjee's West Bengal, too adopted and passed the resolution from their assembly.

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