Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh passes resolution against CAA

Chandigarh: After Kerala, Punjab on Friday became the second state to pass a resolution against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA).

The Congress-ruled government moved the resolution in the Assembly that got the support of the main opposition AAP.

However, the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD), an alliance partner of the BJP in the state, opposed the resolution but protested against not inclusion of the Muslims under the CAA.

The resolution was moved by local bodies and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Brahm Mohindra on the last day of the two-day special session.

He favored doing away with the CAA, saying it was “against secular values”.

AAP legislator Aman Arora said the law was enacted to divert attention from “bigger issues”, while SAD’s Sharanjit Dhillon said that the Muslims should not be left out under the CAA.

Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh the issue of CAA had shaken the entire country.

“What is happening in this country? We need to learn from history. In the 1930s, the same happened in Europe. First, they were against Communists, then they were against Jews. This is religious cleansing,” said the Chief Minister.

He said that there was an attempt to “change the secular fabric of this country”.

Slamming his rivals the SAD, he said: “the Akalis have forgotten the teachings of even Guru Nanak while supporting CAA.”

He said he would gift Hitler’s memoir Mein Kampf to all the Akalis so that they would know how fascist ideology is being implemented.

According to the resolution, the CAA enacted by Parliament has caused “countrywide anguish and social unrest with widespread protests all over the country”.

“The CAA seeks to negate the very secular fabric on which the Constitution of India is based. It is divisive and stands for everything opposed to a free and fair democracy which must enshrine equality for all,” it said.

“Alongside the religion-based discrimination in granting citizenship, it is apprehended that the CAA is also likely to endanger the linguistic and cultural identity of some sections of our people. The CAA also envisages cancellation of the registration of Overseas Citizens of India (OC) cardholders, if they violate any law,” it said. (IANS)

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