As part of the efforts being undertaken by the Bharatiya Janata Party to raise awareness on the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA), a rally was held in the Premnagar area of Cantt Vidhan Sabha constituency on Sunday. The rally was flagged off by the chief minister Trivendra Singh Rawat.
Addressing the gathering on the occasion, the chief minister said that opposition parties including the Congress and the Left are attempted to spread chaos across the nation due to the CAA.
Be it distant past of the nation or the more recent history of democratic India, providing refuge to those in need is part of Indian tradition, he said. He also recalled that when the Jews were being persecuted, India also provided refuge and protection to them. When the Parsis were attacked, were being forced to convert or be ousted from their homeland, India is where they did not face injustice.
He also pointed out that when China annexed Tibet, a large number of Tibetans were provided refuge in India where today they are living in peace.
He said that the CAA is for granting citizenship, not taking it away. This decision taken by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi is in the interests of nation, he stressed.
The local MLA Harbansh Kapoor, 20 point programme vice chairman Naresh Bansal and office bearers of BJP were the also among present in rally.