Union Minister Shantanu Thakur has made a big claim regarding the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA).
He said that CAA will be implemented in the entire country in the next one week and I guarantee this.
Addressing a public meeting in South 24 Parganas of West Bengal, Thakur said, ‘The Ram temple has already been unveiled. Now CAA will be implemented across India in the next one week. Today I am leaving the stage with this guarantee.
It is known that Shantanu Thakur is a Bharatiya Janata Party MP from Bangaon, Bengal and is the Minister of State in the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways.
If what Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s minister has said about CAA happens, then it will be another big step for BJP in 2024 after the consecration of Ram Lalla in Ayodhya and forming the government with Nitish Kumar in Bihar.
Shantanu Thakur said, ‘The Chief Minister of this state says that if you have a voter card, if you have an Aadhar card then you are a citizen.
You can vote but I have heard that thousands of people are still deprived of it. He asked why the Chief Minister is saying that those who have come are citizens.
If a citizen approaches DIB for passport verification, why is the department asking him for a pre-1971 document? The police administration will have to answer this question.
We should verify the passport by looking at Voter Card, Aadhar Card, Ration Card. But, the state government is engaged in politics.
No one can stop CAA from being implemented: Amit Shah
In December last year, Union Home Minister Amit Shah had said that no one can stop the implementation of CAA, because it is the law of the country.
He also accused West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee of misleading people on this issue.
It is known that the purpose of the CAA law is to give fast track citizenship to six communities from three neighboring countries including Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan.
This law has been approved but the rules for its implementation have not been notified yet.
Mamata Banerjee accused of misleading people
Amit Shah said, ‘We have to work to form the BJP government in West Bengal after the next assembly elections. BJP government will mean an end to infiltration, cow smuggling and providing citizenship to those persecuted on religious grounds through CAA.
Shah launched a scathing attack on Banerjee for misleading people on the CAA issue. He said, ‘Sometimes she tries to mislead people, refugees whether CAA will be implemented in the country or not.
I want to say clearly that CAA is the law of the country and no one can stop it from being implemented. This is the commitment of our party.