On Saturday, Congress-ruled Rajasthan became the third state to pass a resolution against the ‘Citizenship amendment act.’ CAA was earlier opposed by two other state assemblies, those of Punjab and Kerala.
The Rajasthan assembly resolution stated that the Citizenship amendment act of 2019 discriminates people on religious grounds and that it is in violation of article 14 of the Indian Constitution.
The resolution also stated that “no provision has been made in the Act in respect of migrants from other neighboring countries like Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Nepal, Bhutan etc.”
Citing the “widespread apprehension amongst a large section of people in the country that the NPR is a prelude to NRC,” the resolution also called on the central government to “withdraw the new fields of information that have been sought for updation in NPR.”
Opposition BJP accused the ruling Congress party of being politically motivated. BJP pointed out that the legislation has been passed by the Parliament, and it was also sub-judice at the moment.