Jodhpur (Rajasthan): Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday hit out at Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot over the death of infants in Kota hospital and said he should focus on the children dying in his state instead of opposing Citizenship (Amendment) Act.
"Gehlot Ji, instead of opposing CAA, focus on the children who are dying in Kota every day, show some concern, mothers are cursing you," said Shah addressing a rally in Jodhpur.
The death toll in the JK Lone hospital in Rajasthan's Kota district has mounted to 106 as two more infants died on January 2 and 3, a hospital official said.
Shah further targetted West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for instigating refugees from Bangladesh against the CAA.
"Mamta didi is saying that you will stand in queues and you will be asked for proof. I want to tell all the refugee brothers settled in Bengal that you will not have to face any torture, you will be given citizenship with honour. There is no need to fear from didi," he said.
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The Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 seeks to grant citizenship to Hindus, Sikhs, Jains Parsis, Buddhists and Christians fleeing religious persecution from Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Bangladesh and came to India on or before December 31, 2014.
