Union Minister for Tribal Affairs Arjun Munda embarked on a door-to-door campaign in support of Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) in the city. He visited Jugsalai and also went to Refugee Colony, East Bengal Colony and Sindhi Colony in Sakchi. He interacted with members of various communities and informed them about the CAA and its importance for the country.

Addressing the people, Munda said the CAA was in the larger national interest. He said it was not designed to oust anyone from the country, rather it was enacted with the view to give shelter to minorities including Hindus, Sikhs, Parsis, Jainis and Buddhists being persecuted in Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh. He said those opposing CAA were provoking public anger with vested interests and ulterior motives. The anti-CAA lobby is trying to gain political advantage by misleading people and creating an environment of terror, he said.

Munda said there is need for people to be aware of their duties and the provisions of CAA. He said greater public awareness on CAA would counter the petty politics of opposition parties. No one should be perturbed by CAA, he said.

With ongoing protest against Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) and National Register of Citizens (NRC) across the nation, the district administration has also had made elaborate security arrangements.

Meanwhile, Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) organised a pro-CAA public meeting at Mahabodhi Society ground in Sakchi. The chief speaker of the occasion was Jagannath Shahi, national vice-president of VHP. He said the 126 crore people of India should openly support the CAA. He said the amendment was not against anyone. He said the CAA was being opposed by only those people who were ignorant of the country’s ancient civilization and culture. He said there is a section of people who do not want more Hindus to enter India.

Shahi said the Union Home Minister Amit Shah had openly challenged the opponents of CAA to point out at least one provision in the Act which is against the interest of Indians. In the last 800 years, no ruler could do this, he said.

District BJP president Dinesh Kumar said Congress, JMM and other opposition parties were spreading rumours about CAA.

In this situation, those supporting the CAA should come forward, he said.