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YSRCP opposes CAA in current form, seeks amendments to address concerns of Muslims: MLA

The YSRCP MLA requested the Union government to amend the law to address the legitimate concerns of the Muslim community.

ByPTI

Published Mar 14, 2024 | 11:37 AM ⚊UpdatedMar 14, 2024 | 11:37 AM

YSRCP MLA Abdul Hafeez Khan. (Screengrab)

A YSRCP MLA said on Wednesday, 13 March, that his party firmly opposed the Citizenship (Amendment) Act in its current form and demanded that the Union government amend it to address legitimate concerns of the Muslim community.

Addressing a press conference at the YSRCP office in Tadepalli in Guntur district, Kurnool MLA Abdul Hafeez Khan said the implementation of the law in its current form will have an adverse impact on the Muslim community.

“CAA later can depend on NRC (National Register for Citizens) and NPR (National Population Register). In NRC or NPR, if an Indian Muslim is not able to prove his citizenship, then the CAA will not apply to him. However, if anyone from any other religion faces a similar situation, then CAA will be applicable and provide him protection,” Khan claimed.

Two days after the Ministry of Home Affairs notified the #CAARules, @YSRCParty MLA @HafeezKhanKnl says that the #CAA is targeted against minorities and urges the Centre to reconsider its stance.

Notedly, #YSRCP MPs had voted in favor of the CAA in Parliament. pic.twitter.com/j32e4aNkaY

— South First (@TheSouthfirst) March 13, 2024

According to the state’s ruling party MLA, there is a lot of distress in the Muslim community that they might be targeted through NRC or NPR and that the CAA cannot shield them.

Hence, he requested the Union government to amend the law to address the legitimate concerns of the Muslim community.

The Union government notified the rules for implementing the CAA on Monday, paving the way for granting citizenship to undocumented non-Muslim migrants from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan who came to India before December 31, 2014.

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