Hundreds of people, mostly women, and children have been agitating since December 15 at Shaheen Bagh against the CAA and possibility of NRC
New Delhi: BJP leader and MP from south Banglore Tejasvi Surya on Wednesday invoked the reference of Shaheen Bagh protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) in the parliament. He said that the days of ‘Mughal Raj’ is not far away for Delhi if ‘patriotic Indians don’t stand up’.
He also participated in a debate on Motion of Thanks on the President’s address in Lok Sabha.
Referring to the anti-CAA protest at Shaheen Bagh, Surya said, “What is happening currently in Delhi’s Shaheen Bagh is a stark reminder that if the majority of this nation is not vigilant, the patriotic Indians do not stand up to this, the days of Mughal Raj returning to Delhi are not far away.”
Hundreds of people, mostly women, and children have been agitating since December 15 at Shaheen Bagh against the CAA and possibility of NRC.
Surya termed Shaheen Bagh agitation as a symbol of ‘Islamic fanaticism’ he tweeted, “Shaheen Bagh is a symbol of Islamic fanaticism in the garb of constitutional secularism. While the hollow opposition is indulging in lies and slander. Narendra Modi’s government is moving forward with the country’s development story.”
An anti-CAA protest is going on for over 50 days at Delhi’s Shaheen Bagh.
The Citizenship Amendment Act grants citizenship to Hindus, Sikhs, Jains, Parsis, Buddhists and Christians fleeing religious persecution from Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Bangladesh and who came to India on or before December 31, 2014.
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