Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan raises his concerns over CAA with Rahul Gandhi

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Monday continued to accuse the Congress of not being part of anti-CAA agitations in the country and sought to know from senior leader Rahul Gandhi whether the national leadership had barred his state unit from participating in the protests.

He alleged that the party leadership had asked the state unit to withdraw from the anti-CAA agitations.

”This is just our estimate. It can be right or wrong. If we are wrong, they (Congress) can tell. Rahul Gandhi is touring Kerala… He can see that what you (CM) have said is not a fact,” Vijayan said.

Gandhi said nothing against it because it is a fact, the Prime Minister claimed.

With the Lok Sabha elections in the state just four days away, Vijayan addressed an election rally in Mattannur in this northern district.

Regarding Gandhi, the Left veteran further said that the Congress leader was touring the country when the CAA came out.

Though he had responded to all the issues facing the country and the world, he did not respond to the controversial law, Vijayan alleged.

The CM also alleged that Gandhi could not raise his voice on such issues due to the presence of leaders with Sangh-Parivar mentality with him.

Lashing out at the BJP government at the Centre, he said no civilized nation in the world has made religion the basis of citizenship.

He claimed that when everyone came forward to protest against the CAA and protect secularism, the Congress did not raise any significant protests against the BJP government’s move.

‘No civilized nation has decided citizenship on the basis of religion. No country divides refugees on the basis of their religion,” Vijayan said.

India makes religion the basis for determining citizenship. It destroys secular values, he said.

Though several national leaders, including those of communist parties, were arrested years ago for protesting against the CAA in New Delhi, there were no Congress leaders among them, Vijayan claimed.

The CM accused the 18 Congress-led UDF MPs from the state of attending a party organized by the party president on the day when the national capital witnessed the fiercest agitation against the CAA.

Vijayan further asked why the Congress, which is claimed to be a secular party, cannot oppose the implementation of the RSS agenda in the country.

The LDF government in the state has taken a strong stand against dividing people on issues of religion, he said.

The Marxist veteran also claimed that the southern state is witnessing a pro-LDF wave during the election campaign and the ruling front would register a remarkable success in the Lok Sabha elections to be held on April 26.

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