New Delhi: BJP national spokesperson Guru Prakash Paswan has questioned Congress' silence on the interim application of the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) against the Centre's notification seeking applications from non-Muslim refugees.
IUML has requested the Supreme Court to put a stay on the notification issued by the Union Home Ministry.
Union Home Ministry on Friday issued a notification inviting non-Muslims belonging to Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan and residing in 13 districts in Gujarat, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Haryana and Punjab to apply for Indian citizenship.
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Guru Prakash Paswan said that Congress has an alliance with IUML and the two parties fight elections together but the Congress is silent on this trending issue which is refecting the party's insensitivity towards Dalits.
He alleged that Congress always play politics in the name of religion and used Dalits for political gains but the truth is that it does not has any concern towards the community.
"While keeping mum, Congress is supporting IUML on this issue and its real face has been exposed," Paswan stated.
IUML in its plea submitted that if the Centre's notification is implemented and citizenship is given to persons based on their religion, and, thereafter, if this Court strikes down the Amendment Act and rules, whereby the act of providing citizenship based on religion is declared void.
Meanwhile, IUML was the first to challenge the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) in the Supreme Court.
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The CAA grants Indian citizenship to non-Muslim minorities -- Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist, Jain, Parsi and Christian -- who migrated to India from Afghanistan, Pakistan and Bangladesh till December 31, 2014, following persecution over their faith.
When the CAA was enacted in 2019, there were widespread protests in different parts of the country and even riots took place in Delhi in early 2020 in the wake of these protests.
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