Kochi: Governor Arif Muhammad Khan said that the Citizenship Amendment Act is not anti-Muslim. The Citizenship Amendment Act is a guarantee given years ago. Governor Arif Muhammad Khan stated that it is not against any people. The governor’s response was in Delhi after the CAA came into effect.
At the same time, the Pinarayi government’s position is that the Citizenship Amendment Act will not be implemented in Kerala. According to the amendment, Hindus, Sikhs, Jains, Parsis, Buddhists and Christians who came to India from Bangladesh, Afghanistan and Pakistan will get citizenship.
At the same time, SDPI wants to immediately withdraw the Citizenship Amendment Act that has come into force in the country.
SDPI leader Muvattupuzha Ashraf Moulavi responded that the SDPI is campaigning in such a way that the law will have a negative impact on Muslims and will approach the Supreme Court against it.
As part of the strike night announced by the SDPI state committee demanding immediate withdrawal of CAA, the Kozhikode district committee had taken out a protest march to Koyilandi and Vadakara railway stations and Kozhikode city.
The proposed law provides citizenship rights to Hindus, Sikhs, Parsis, Jains, Buddhists and Christians who came to India from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan before December 31, 2014. Earlier, citizenship was given only to those who had settled in the country for at least 11 years. But under the current amendment, it will be reduced to six years.
