The Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) is meant to ensure citizenship and not to snatch it, said Union Social Justice and Empowerment Minister Ramdas Athawale at a Press conference here on Saturday.
Athawale said that though the CAA is in the interest of citizens, the Congress and some other political parties are spreading misinformation about it, due to which violence has rocked some parts of the country.
The National Citizens Register (NRC) is only meant for Assam.
The Government has taken no decision to implement it across the whole country. By the implementation of CAA the Muslims won’t be affected in any way. The Opposition parties are only doing politics on it, the Minister said.
The Government is always working for the welfare of Muslims. The Narendra Modi Government is working in the principle in “Sab Ka Sath Sab Ka Bikash and Sabka Biswas.” So, the Muslims should have faith on the Central Government, said Athawale.