Domestic, international forces want to divide society: Ramdev on anti-CAA protests

Baba Ramdev has said that anti-CAA protests in the country are carried out by some domestic and international forces trying to create divisions in the society.

New Delhi:Yoga Guru Ramdev on Friday said that misinformation is being spread that citizenship of Muslims will be revoked through the Citizenship (Amendment) Act.
Speaking during the 'Samvad 2020', he said that there are some "domestic and international forces" that want to create division in society.

"No one can be stripped off their citizenship. Misinformation is being spread that citizenship of Muslims will be revoked through the Citizenship (Amendment) Act. It is wrong. There are some domestic and international forces that want to create division in society," Ramdev said.

He further stated that emotions are being guided into wrong directions to create misinformation in the society.

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Meanwhile, India has slipped 10 places to the 51st position in the ranking, according to The Economist Intelligence Unit, which cited "erosion of civil liberties" in the country as the primary cause for the downtrend.

The newly-enacted Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019, fast-tracks citizenship to Hindus, Sikhs, Jains, Parsis, Buddhists and Christians fleeing religious persecution from Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh who came to India on or before December 31, 2014.