Union Home Minister Amit Shah will address a public rally in Lucknow on Tuesday to dispel doubts over the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA).

The rally is part of the Bharatiya Janata Party’s countrywide campaign in support of the CAA. All leaders of the party have been asked to organise rallies, meetings and discussions on the CAA and clear the doubts that have been created by the opposition parties.

MP from Lucknow and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will also hold a pro-CAA rally in Meerut on Wednesday, where maximum number of casualties took place during the anti-CAA protests. BJP chief JP Nadda is slated to address a rally in Agra the following day.

Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has already kicked off the BJP’s 10-day door-to-door campaign to spread awareness about the new citizenship law, aiming to reach out to nearly 30 million families and enlighten them on the real purpose of the CAA.

UP ministers and legislators are also undertaking similar exercise in their constituencies.

Shah has said time and again that opposition parties and elements with vested interests are trying to misguide the minorities in the country.

However, the opposition continues to label the CAA as a violation of secular principles enshrined in the Constitution of India, apart from being discriminatory towards Muslims.

The CAA has witnessed widespread protests as it allows Hindu, Sikh, Parsi, Christian, Buddhist and Jain immigrants, excluding Muslims, to obtain Indian citizenship if they arrived in India on or before December 31, 2014.

More than 2,000 people have been arrested and nearly 5,000 others detained during protests against the CAA across the country.

Considering the fact that Shah’s rally will be attended by a huge crowd, Smriti Upvan has been selected as the venue.

Banners and hoardings related to the CAA are being put up on the route from Amausi airport to the rally site.

Sources said that a large number of people from Muslim community have also been invited to the rally to listen to Shah and “clear their misconceptions” about the new citizenship law.