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Consider steps to oppose CAA: Kerala CM writes to chief ministers of 11 states

Bengaluru, January 04, 2020 (PPI-OT): Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan Friday asked 11 of his counterparts, including from West Bengal, Delhi and Maharashtra, to pass resolutions in their respective state assemblies, demanding the scrapping of the contentious Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA).

Vijayan wrote letters to the CMs of Punjab (Captain Amarinder Singh), Jharkhand (Hemant Soren), Andhra Pradesh (Jagan Mohan Reddy), Puducherry (V. Narayanasamy), Madhya Pradesh (Kamal Nath), Rajasthan (Ashok Gehlot), Odisha (Naveen Patnaik), West Bengal (Mamata Banerjee), Bihar (Nitish Kumar), Delhi (Arvind Kejriwal) and Maharashtra (Uddhav Thackeray).

In the letter, Vijayan gave the example of the Kerala assembly passing an anti-CAA resolution last week, calling for a repeal of the Act. The resolution expressed concern regarding the impact the CAA will have on the nation’s secular credentials.

“States, which have the opinion that the CAA should be repealed, can also consider similar steps so that it will be an eye opener to the proponents of the CAA and NRC (National Register of Citizens),” the letter read. Vijayan further wrote that apprehensions have grown among large sections of the society due to the CAA.

“The need of the hour is unity amongst all Indians who wish to protect and preserve our cherished values of democracy and secularism. People from various cross-sections of the society, irrespective of any difference they might have, need to stand united in preserving the basic tenets of our polity which is the first cornerstone of Indian democracy,” the letter said.

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