Former Chief Minister Harish Rawat attended the anti Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) protest at parade ground on Monday.Some organisations are staging a protest at the protest site near parade ground from last many days.
The protest got a fillip on Monday when former CM and general secretary of All India Congress Committee (AICC), Harish Rawat attended the event. Addressing the protest, Rawat said that the CAA is anti democratic and a war is being waged in the country to protect the constitution.
He said that people from all sections of society had laid down their lives while fighting for freedom. Rawat accused the Narendra Modi government for fiddling with the basic concept of the constitution.
The visit of former CM to the anti CAA protest has prompted others leaders of the Congress party to follow the line. After the visit of Harish Rawat, the Uttarakhand Congress announced that the Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) President, Pritam Singh would visit the protest site on Tuesday to express solidarity with the anti CAA protesters.The protest is being organised by some Muslim organisations against the CAA and the National Register of Citizens (NRC). The speakers on the occasion termed the CAA as the black law which the government of India should immediately withdraw.
Meanwhile Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat questioned former CM Harish Rawat for terming CAA as anti democratic. Talking to the media persons at state secretariat on Monday, the CM said, “The CAA was passed by the parliament. Harish Rawat is a very seasoned politician who has been on all positions ranging from Pradhan to the chief minister. It is surprising that he is terming CAA as anti democratic.’’