Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel has slammed the Union government on the new citizenship act (CAA), NRC and NPR.
In an exclusive interview with IANS TV, the Chief Minister stated that the union government once again wants to make entire nation stand in queue.
“Just like everyone was standing in queues during the ‘Notebandi’, this time even children and elderly people will have to stand in line,” the Chief Minster said.
When people already have ration, voter id, PAN, Aadhar card or Passport then what more kind of certificate is required? He questioned while adding if anyone is coming from outside then they should be caught and prosecuted.
Picking up the contentious part of National Population Register (NPR) that requires providing details of one’s parents’ date of birth and place he said- Those who are in their 70s or 80s, from where will they bring those documents?
According to the Chief Minister, 40 per cent people in Chhattisgarh live below poverty line. “There are numerous illiterate people so how will they provide their documents,” he asked.
If they are not able to prove their citizenship then where will you keep them? He questioned.
“Entire nation is opposing these things and the world is also criticizing it. There is no need for such thing. There have been arson and people have lost their lives in protests against such move,” he said while suggesting as far as census is considered the clause of providing parental details in NPR should be removed.