India won’t budge on CAA

JODHPUR: India’s Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday said the government will not budge an inch on its decision to implement the Citizenship Amendment Act despite the opposition criticism of the law.nn

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— Amit Shah (@AmitShah) January 3, 2020

nnLaunching an awareness programme in support of the amended citizenship law, Shah accused the Congress and other opposition parties of running a misinformation campaign.nnHe said the amended law does not take away Indian citizenship from anyone but grants citizenship.nnOpposition parties have criticised the amendment which allows non-Muslims an easier path to citizenship if they have come to India from three neighbouring countries before 2015 after facing religious persecution.nnShah accused the Congress of playing vote-bank politics by spreading misinformation .nnSource: Press Trust of India