New Delhi: Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday asserted that Mahatma Gandhi, Nehru and also Dr. Manmohan Singh wanted to give relief to the minorities who are facing persecution.
Singh tweeted,”Mahatma Gandhi, Nehruji and even Dr. Manmohan Singh had desired that the minorities facing persecution should be given relief. The CAA has been made keeping the spirit of our Constitution in mind. The CAA is in accordance with the philosophy of ‘Sarva Dharma Sambhav’.”
Mahatma Gandhi, Nehruji and even Dr. Manmohan Singh had desired that the minorities facing persecution should be given relief.
The CAA has been made keeping the spirit of our Constitution in mind. The CAA is in accordance with the philosophy of ‘Sarva Dharma Sambhav’.
— Rajnath Singh (@rajnathsingh) January 27, 2020
He added that CAA has not been made to hurt sentiments of any religion, but there are forces trying to create differences between the communities.
“The CAA is not made to hurt sentiments of any religion but to give relief to the victims facing religious persecution. Certain forces who want to create a divide between Hindus and Muslims on the issue of CAA. These forces wish to create differences between the communities,” he said.
The CAA is not made to hurt sentiments of any religion but to give relief to the victims facing religious persecution.
Certain forces who want to create a divide between Hindus and Muslims on the issue of CAA.
These forces wish to create differences between the communities.
— Rajnath Singh (@rajnathsingh) January 27, 2020
The Minister also urged the states to avoid passing resolution against Citizenship Amendment Act as it acts as a constitutional blunder.
“Certain opposition ruling states are passing resolutions in their assemblies that they will not implement the Citizenship Amendment Act. It is nothing but a constitutional blunder. I to appeal to those states not to do such things. Please do not commit such blunder,” Singh tweeted.
Certain opposition ruling states are passing resolutions in their assemblies that they will not implement the Citizenship Amendment Act.
It is nothing but a constitutional blunder. I to appeal to those states not to do such things. Please do not commit such blunder.
— Rajnath Singh (@rajnathsingh) January 27, 2020
