Big crisis PAGE Yashwant Sinha termed the passing of anti-CAA resolutions by non-BJP Nation 8 states a constitutional crisis DECCAN CHRONICLE TUESDAY | 28 JANUARY 2020 | HYDERABAD SHORT TAKES CONGRESS WB too passes KNOCKS ON resolution against NHRC DOORS citizenship law DC CORRESPONDENT NEW DELHI, JAN. 27 RAJIB CHOWDHURI | DC demanded amendments in KOLKATA, JAN. 27 the government's resolu- The Congress on Monday app- tion. Ms. Banerjee said, roached the National Human Trinamul Congress supr- "The time has come to Rights Commission (NHRC) emo Mamata Banerjee shun narrow differences over the issue of “atrocities” Monday called upon all and put up a fight together committed by the Uttar Opposition parties, incl- to protect the country. The Pradesh police on people prot- uding the Congress and CAA is anti-people. It esting against the Citizenship the Left, to bury their "nar- should be immediately Amendment Act and the pro- row differences" and build abolished." posed National Register of a united movement She elaborated, "Let us Citizens in the state. against the Citizenship stay united and raise our A high-profile Congress dele- Amendment Act (CAA) voices against the central gation, led by former Congress even as West Bengal government on the CAA, president Rahul Gandhi, his became the fourth state in National Register of Cit- sister and the party’s general the country after Kerala, izens and National Popu- secretary in-charge of Uttar Punjab and Rajasthan to lation Register. The pro- Pradesh Priyanka Gandhi and pass an anti-CAA resolu- test against the CAA is not senior lawyer and MP Abh- tion in the state Assembly. only of the minorities but ishek Manu Singhvi presented She also slammed senior of all. I thank my Hindu a detailed 31-page representa- BJP leader Kailash Vijay- brothers for spearheading tion which included videos vargiya’s for his contro- the agitation from the and photographs as “evi- versial comments on Poha front. We will not allow the dence” of the alleged atrocities saying, “a single colour CAA and NRC and NPR. and human rights violations. can not run the country”. But we will fight it out The representation dema- Earlier in the day, state peacefully against those nded action against alleged parliamentary affairs min- who try to destroy the police atrocities on anti-CAA ister Partha Chatterjee Constitution." protesters in Uttar Pradesh, moved the anti-CAA reso- Before the passage of the alleging that victims have lution under rule 169 in the anti-CAA resolution, Ms. been made accused in case- house, where it was adopt- Banerjee at the Trinamul related FIRs while no police ed and passed with sup- student-youth workshop at officer has been named. port from the Left Front Netaji Indoor Stadium Mr. Gandhi tweeted: “A dele- and Congress parties amid said, "A single colour can- gation of Congress leaders Muslim women protesters display placards during an anti-CAA and NRC demonstration near Ghantaghar in Lucknow on Monday. — PTI the BJP's opposition. not run a country. A colour presented the NHRC with evi- The MLAs of the stands for the harmony of dence of the atrocities against Congress and Left, which all castes, creeds and reli- the citizens of UP by the state on January 9 pressed for gions, and the rich and government, which has gone an anti-CAA resolution poor. Labourers are our to war against its own people. which was rejected by the assets, like farmers. They The NHRC must act decisively Trinamul government, are our pride also." to protect the idea of India & EU move casts shadow the Constitutional rights of our citizens.” ANTI-CAA RALLIES on PM’s Brussels visit IN U.S. A debate on CAA is scheduled for January 29 in the European Parliament Washington, Jan. 27: Indi- SRIDHAR West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee address- a's 71st Republic Day celebra- KUMARASWAMI | DC CONG ALLEGES es during a workshop for students in Kolkata on tions in the US on Sunday NEW DELHI, JAN. 27 Monday. —PTI were marred by some peace- BJP GLOBALISED ful protests and marches by a The debate in the Euro- large number of Indian pean Parliament on India's Americans in various cities Citizenship Amendment CAA ISSUE of the country against the Act (CAA), scheduled for LDF undecided on recent changes in the citizen- January 29 followed by a DC CORRESPONDENT ship law. vote the next day, may trig- NEW DELHI, JAN. 27 The CAA protests however ger uncertainty over Pr- also had a fair share of sup- ime Minister Narendra As the European Union is move to recall Guv porters who sought to count- Modi's proposed visit to set to debate a batch of er protesters by asserting the Belgian capital Br- resolutions against India's GILVESTER ASSARY | DC ■ A SECTION of CPM that India cares for neigh- ussels for the India- amended citizenship law, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, leaders said that they bouring minorities and CAA European Union (EU) Su- the Congress on Monday JAN. 27 won’t impact Indian citizens. mmit later this year, accused the government would wait for The supporters, however, sources hinted on Monday. of having internation- The ruling CPM-led Left Governor's stand on the appeared to be outnumbered The sources also sought to alised the issue. The rul- Democratic Front in Ker- policy address that is to by protesters, who held peace- highlight that individual- ing BJP questioned the ala is in a dilemma over ful rallies and marches in ly, European nations like objectivity of members of Opposition move to bring be delivered on various US cities, carrying France strongly back the European Union (EU) a resolution in Assembly opening day of budget anti-CAA banners and rais- Indian government’s sta- Parliament who have requesting President to session ing slogans against Prime nd that the CAA is an backed resolutions aga- recall Governor Arif Mo- Minister Narendra Modi and internal matter of India. inst the CAA, asking if hammad Khan. ed to bring the resolution demanding CAA’s repeal and According to reports, a they ever raised their A section of CPM leaders without consulting the rul- revocation of the proposed total of six resolutions voices over “victimisa- said that they would wait ing front and termed it as National Register for Citizens have been tabled by six Trinamul Mohila Congress activists celebrate after a resolution was passed against tion” of minority Hindus for Governor's stand on premeditated move. (NRC). groups comprising 559 the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) in its Assembly in Kolkata on Monday. —PTI and Sikhs in Pakistan. the policy address that is Meanwhile, opposition le- They raised the demand members in the 751-mem- “The fact that the EU is to be delivered on the ader Mr. Ramesh Chen- ruing that India's secular fab- ber European Parliament. the EU — is of the view been announced, it had regions of the world.” debating the CAA, this opening day of the budget nithala stuck to his deci- ric is under threat. In some of Most of the resolutions are that the CAA is “India’s been speculated that PM Hoping that “sponsors government has interna- session of Assembly on sion to bring resolution the cities, particularly New critical of the CAA, while internal matter” and that Modi may visit Brussels in and supporters of the draft tionalised the issue of cit- January 29. The Governor against Governor. He York, Chicago, Houston, some also criticise the the “European Parliament March this year, but the will engage with us to get a izenship law,” senior had earlier sought clarifi- slammed Chief Minister Atlanta and San Francisco implementation of the is an institution independ- anti-CAA resolution in the full and accurate assess- Congress leader Mr. Kapil cation from government Mr. Pinarayi Vijayan for having Indian consulates, National Register of ent of member states and European Parliament may ment of the facts before Sibal said. The powerful on including portions remaining silent on the and at the Indian Embassy in Citizens (NRC) in Assam the European Comm- put a spanner in the works. they proceed further,” bloc of 28 nations is set to related to CAA stating that Governor's tirade against Washington DC, the protes- and the security lockdown ission,” indicating that With reports that the Indian government sou- debate and vote on a remarks on a law passed the resolution passed by tors shouted slogans like and detentions in Jammu there may be a rift within European Parliament is rces had further said that motion tabled by a large by Parliament and that too Assembly against CAA. ‘Bharat Mata Ki Jai’ and and Kashmir. the European Bloc on the set to debate and vote on “every society that fash- chunk of its members which comes under union “The Chief Minister's ‘Hindu, Muslim, Sikh, Isai: The most critical report- matter. The European Par- the resolutions, some of ions a pathway to naturali- against India's new citi- government, should be silence has forced me to Aapas Mein Sab Bhai Bhai.’ edly is the resolution liament is the legislative which state that the CAA sation, contemplates both zenship law, which it avoided. The government, step in to move the reso- The largest gathering of moved by the S&D Group, wing of the EU while the marks a “dangerous shift” a context and criteria (and allegedly marks as a “dan- on the other hand, is firm lution. He should realise anti-CAA protestors was the second largest group European Commission is in the India’s citizenship that) this is not discrimi- gerous shift” in the coun- on retaining the CAA por- that Mr.