A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi's dare to the Congress to announce giving Indian citizenship to all Pakistanis, senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Wednesday wondered what the meaning of such challenges was. "Why should we give citizenship to people who are already citizens of Pakistan? What is the meaning of such challenges to the Opposition," he asked.
"It is gratifying that students and the young generation are liberal, secular, tolerant and exhibit humanism. Is the Government challenging these values," the Congress leader also asked.
At a poll rally in Jharkhand, Modi had said, "I give an open challenge to the Congress and its friends from this land of the brave . If they have courage, let them openly announce that they are ready to give Indian citizenship to all Pakistanis."