Anti-CAA Protests are second freedom struggle: MLC Ivan D'Souza in Mangaluru
Mangaluru: Member of Legislative Council (MLC) Ivan D’Souza on Sunday slammed Narendra Modi led BJP government at the centre for introducing laws like CAA and NRC that he alleged were the reason behid the chaos in the country.
Speaking at a massive protest rally against CAA, NRC, NPR and the recent Delhi violence, in Mangaluru, D’Souza asserted that the country had not faced similar crisis in more than 70 years after Independence. He added that the freedom struggle before the India got Independence was a similar crisis situation in the country when the people of the country were on street and were ready to sacrifice their lives to free India from the clutches of British rule.
“After India got Independence in 1947, this is for the first time the country is witnessing such crisis. Draconian laws like CAA, NRC and NPR have become the reason for the chaos in all parts of the country” D’Souza said.
He also added that these laws are not only the concern of Muslims but of every citizen who believes in the secular fabric of India. He added that participating in these protests and struggle was equal to participating in India’s freedom struggle.
Welfare Party of India's Karnataka President, Tahir Hussain who also addressed the gathering of thousands of people, attacked Union Home Minister, Amit Shah and Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the introduction of CAA and NRC. He opined that over 44 crore people in the country were categorized as 'illeterate' and that they do not possess any document to prove their identification of citizenship.
Hussain questioned what the government intended to do with as many as these 44 crore people of the country who are illiterate and cannot provide their documents. He also added that these laws were in violation of the Articles of the Constitution of India which forbids differentiation among the people of the country on the basis of religious lines.
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Defeated delimitation bill in Parliament to defend idea of India: Cong leader Rahul Gandhi
Chennai (PTI): Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday said the opposition parties defeated the delimitation bill in the Parliament on Friday to defend the "idea of India."
Addressing a poll rally at Ponneri here, he said the BJP-led government at the Centre brought a new bill on April 16, and said they were trying to pass the women's bill, which he said was passed in 2023.
"In the so-called Women's Bill, delimitation was hidden. The idea was to reduce Tamil Nadu's representation in the Union of India... the delimitation move by BJP was to weaken the strength of southern states, small states, north eastern states," he alleged.
"We defeated in Parliament, a bill in which delimitation was hidden; we defeated it to defend the idea of India."
Rahul added that India that is Bharat, is a union of states, and every single state should have a voice, be free to express itself, and protect its tradition.
