US says it is concerned about CAA and closely monitoring its implementation
Washington, Mar 15: The United States on Thursday said it is concerned about the notification of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act in India and is closely monitoring its implementation.
"We are concerned about the notification of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act on March 11," State Department Spokesperson Matthew Miller told reporters at his daily briefing.
"We are closely monitoring how this act will be implemented. Respect for religious freedom and equal treatment under the law for all communities are fundamental democratic principles," Miller said in response to a question.
The Indian government implemented the Citizenship (Amendment) Act 2019 on Monday, paving the way for the grant of citizenship to undocumented non-Muslim migrants from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan who came to India before December 31, 2014.
The government also came out with a press statement to say that Indian Muslims need not worry as the CAA will not impact their citizenship and has nothing to do with the community which enjoys equal rights as their Hindu counterparts.
The Indian government has maintained that the CAA is about granting citizenship and that no citizen of the country will lose citizenship.
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Delhi Congress President Arvinder Singh Lovely resigns from post, opposes alliance with AAP
New Delhi: Head of the Delhi unit of the Congress party Arvinder Singh Lovely resigned from the post on Sunday morning, taking objection to the party leaders forming an alliance with the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP).
Singh, in his resignation letter submitted to All India Congress Committee (AICC) National President Mallikarjun Kharge, has said that the Delhi unit was against forming an alliance with the AAP, which was formed with the sole intent of leveling false, fabricated and corruption charges against the Congress.
In spite of this, the Congress leaders had decided to form an alliance with the AAP in Delhi, he added.
Singh had quit the Congress in 2017 and joined the BJP, but returned to the Congress within four months.
He was appointed as the president of the Delhi unit of the Congress in 2023, in place of Anil Chaudary.
