Citizenship Act will shred India's soul, Modi-Shah not bothered: Sonia Gandhi

India's Northeast has witnessed angry demonstrations against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act. Congress chief Sonia Gandhi has warned that the new law, which deals with refugee naturalisation, will "shred the soul of India".

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Citizenship Act will shred India's soul, Modi-Shah not bothered: Sonia Gandhi
Congress interim chief Sonia Gandhi at the Bharat Bachao protest organised by her party in Delhi, on December 14, 2019. (Photo: Twitter/Congress)

In Short

  • Congress holds Delhi rally to highlight BJP's 'failures'
  • Sonia, Rahul, Priyanka on one stage to attack govt
  • Cong chief tears into govt over Citizenship Act

Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi said at a massive Delhi rally on Saturday that the new Citizenship (Amendment) Act would "shred the soul of India".

But Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP president Amit Shah weren't bothered, she said.

India's Northeast in particular has witnessed angry demonstrations against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, which fast-tracks naturalisation for non-Muslim minority refugees who faced religious persecution in Bangladesh -- which borders a number of Northeast states -- and two other Muslim-majority nations.

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Critics say the law deliberately discriminates against Muslims, and indigenous people in the Northeast worry that it endangers their identity and livelihood.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi accused the Congress this week of spreading misinformation about the new citizenship law in the Northeast.

He said the government would protect the language, culture and identity of the region's residents.

RALLY TO HIGHLIGHT BJP 'FAILURES'

The Congress held a "Bharat Bachao" rally at the Ramlila Maidan in Delhi today to highlight the "failures" of the Modi government.

Among the other leaders who spoke at the rally were Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.

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