Hyderabad: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday said that by giving them citizenship to Hindu, Buddhist, Sikh and Jain and refugees through CAA, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has honoured them.
Addressing a BJP social media volunteers meeting here, Shah alleged that the Congress party opposed the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) due to appeasement and vote-bank politics.
“We had said we will bring CAA. The Congress party opposed CAA. Since Independence it was a promise of the Congress and makers of our Constitution that citizenship will be granted to those persecuted on religious grounds in Bangladesh, Afghanistan and Pakistan, who come (to India). But, due to appeasement and vote-bank politics, Congress party opposed the CAA,” Shah said, justifying its implementation.
