New Delhi, Feb (UNI): Conceding defeat in Delhi assembly polls, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday admitted that slogans like ‘Desh ke Gaddaron ko’ should not have been raised during the campaigning.
In his first remarks after Delhi assembly results came on February 11 in which BJP could win only eight seats and was mauled by the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) which bagged the rest of 62 seats. Mr Shah who was the star campaigner for his party also admitted that BJP might have suffered because of such statements made with reference to the ongoing anti-CAA protest at Shaheen Bagh in South East Delhi. Elections to the 70-member Delhi assembly were held on February 8.
Speaking on Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), he said that if anybody wants to discuss CAA or related issues with him, he will give time within three days of the request being made. The Home Minister was speaking at a conclave of a private news channel here.
Claiming that the Delhi assembly election result is not a mandate on CAA or National Population Register (NPR), the Home Minister said that pro CAA protests have been more than anti CAA protests and he had answered all questions regarding this Act in his Parliament speech.
He reiterated that the CAA was neither anti-Muslim nor anti-minority. Pointing out that CAA was not discriminatory and there was nothing personal about this law, Mr Shah said that it does not have any anti-minority provision but the extremist statements are dangerous and the Government cannot compromise on national security.
When asked about the Populist Front of India (PFI) – Shaheen Bagh protest link, Mr Shah said that the investigation agencies have sent report to the Home Ministry which is being examined and appropriate action based on facts, will be taken.
He also said that the Government would not stop any one from visiting Jammu and Kashmir.”The Public Safety Act has been slapped on former Chief Ministers Mehbooba Mufti and Omar Abdullah under legal process,’ he added.
Making Government’s intention clear on NPR, he further said that this enumeration process does not require any documents and it will be based on census.
The Union Home Minister repeated that no decision has been taken so far on the National Register of Citizens (NRC). However, he added: “It is in our party’s manifesto and it will happen.’
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