‘Previous governments allowed intruders to enter the country’: Shah

AHMEDABAD: Union Home Minister Amit Shah launched a sharp critique of the Congress party on Sunday, accusing them of engaging in appeasement politics over the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA). Shah claimed that from 1947 to 2014, those seeking asylum in India were denied justice, despite the CAA’s focus on granting citizenship rather than stripping it away.

Speaking at a citizenship certificate distribution event in Ahmedabad on Sunday, Union Home Minister Amit Shah stated, “The CAA is not merely about granting citizenship; it is also about providing justice and rights to millions. Due to the Congress party’s appeasement politics and that of its allies, individuals seeking refuge were denied justice from 1947 to 2014.”

“They faced persecution in neighboring countries for their Hindu, Buddhist, Sikh, or Jain identities, and they also endured suffering within their own nations. The appeasement politics of the INDIA block failed to deliver justice for them. However, PM Modi has provided the justice they deserved,” Shah added.

Rejecting opposition claims that the CAA is anti-Muslim, Shah asserted, “No one will lose their citizenship under the CAA. This law is focused on granting rights to Hindu, Buddhist, Sikh, and Jain refugees. I want to clarify to my Muslim brothers and sisters that the CAA is about granting citizenship, not stripping it away.”