Coming out in support of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA), the Samajik Samarasata Manch (SSM) has alleged that some anti-national powers are attempting to vitiate communal harmony by spreading misinformation about the Act.
Addressing the media here on Friday, Lakshmi Prasad Jaiswal of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) said that it is the responsibility of every citizen to identify the anti-national powers indulging in violence and cooperate in maintaining an atmosphere of peace and cordialty in the nation. He questioned opposition of the Act passed by both houses of the Parliament after detailed discussion. Recalling that Pakistan was created as an Islamic nation after partition of India in 1947, he said that providing not only refuge but also citizenship to the persecuted minorities of that nation was in line with the fundamental spirit of the Indian constitution. He further said that Mahatma Gandhi had also said during a prayer meet on September 26, 1947 that Hindus and Sikhs in Pakistan can come to India if they do not wish to live there and that it would be duty of Indian government to provide them jobs and normalise their lives.
“A resolution to this effect was also passed by Congress on November 25, 1947.
