Double standards of anti-CAA protesters exposed: Prasad

Attacking the double standards of the opponents of the Citizenship Amendment Act, Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Saturday said that some people in the country are openly saying that they will not show their documents during the NPR exercise but will demand proof of Lord Ram.

Vadodara (Gujarat):Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Saturday said "liberal Leftists" should not teach democracy, secularism and human rights to the BJP-led government and asked if they had ever talked about human rights of victims of terrorism and extremist violence.

"I would like to tell my liberal leftist friends - defeat us and form your own government. You do not teach us secularism, inclusion and human rights. Have you ever talked about the human rights of victims of terrorism and extremist violence? Never," he said at the India Ideas Conclave here.

He also took a dig at those who have expressed reservations over National Population Register (NPR) and accused them of hypocrisy.

"Some people say they will not show any document. It is fine. But they ask for evidence that Ram Lallawas born in Ayodhyain spite of the fact that the world has been believing it for thousands of years. This is duplicity, hypocrisy and intellectual dishonesty," he said.

The theme of the sixth edition of India Ideas conclave, organised by India Foundation, is `New India: Turning to Roots, Rising to Heights'.

(With inputs from ANI and IANS)