Union Minister of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Mahendra Nath Pandey on Sunday said that the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) was passed by both the houses of the Parliament and has taken constitutional shape following the due procedure. Addressing a workshop at the State headquarters of BJP in Ranchi, he said that the Modi government has paid homage to the revered Mahatma Gandhi by granting citizenship to millions of refugees.
“Pujya Bapu had asked to keep the doors of India open for the refugees suffering due to religious persecution. Many big leaders of the Congress and the governments of the past had expressed their opinion in favour of the CAA in the past,” said Pandey, adding that the Congress Party was now speaking the language of appeasement in desperation.
The former State President of BJP’s Uttar Pradesh unit lauded the Modi Government for its success in resolving complex issues like Article 370, 35A, triple talaq and Ram temple dispute. “The opposition is nervous. Today the public acceptance of the Modi government has increased. The public stands with the decision of the Modi government as these decisions strengthen the country. The opposition is again trying to give it a communal colour as it is their old habits, but the people of the country know it well by now,” he said.
He said that Parliament has not been formed to hang on to problems or complicate them, but to solve burning issues of the country.
“The Indian Parliament has made the law in accordance with the sentiments of people who become refugees tosave their dignity, cultureand religion. Many families have left property worth millions and have taken refuge in India only for safety of the women in their family,” he added.
Pandey said that the BJP is starting a public relations campaign across the country on Sunday to combat the corrupt politics of the opposition parties. Several party workers will take a public response campaign and give a befitting reply to the propaganda of the opposition and will make the public aware of the reality, Pandey added.
After the workshop, Pandey launched a public contact campaign in various houses in Harmu and Argora in the state.
BJP State General Secretary Deepak Prakash said that the party will organize a divisional level mega rally in Ranchi, Palamu, Dhanbad, Dumka and Jamshedpur from January 15 to 20 in which national leaders will also participate.
A public conference will be held in all 26 organizational districts of the state from 10 to 15 January, he said, adding that the BJP will also organize Nukkad Nataks and skits to spread awareness about the CAA.