THE JHARKHAND STORY DESK
New Delhi, Feb 10: Union Home Minister Amit Shah stated on Saturday that with the enactment of the relevant regulations, the 2019 Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) will be put into effect before this year’s Lok Sabha elections.
“Our Muslim brothers are being misled and instigated (against the CAA). The CAA is only meant to give citizenship to those who came to India after facing persecution in Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh. It is not for snatching anyone’s Indian citizenship,” Amit Shah stated at the ET NOW Global Business Summit 2024.
NDA will win over 400 seats: Shah
In addition, the Union Minister predicted that the NDA will win over 400 seats and the BJP would win 370 seats in the next elections, allowing Prime Minister Narendra Modi to head the government for a record three terms.
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Shah confidently stated that there is no uncertainty regarding the result of the Lok Sabha polls, emphasizing that even the Congress and other opposition parties have come to acknowledge that they will once again find themselves in the opposition.
“We have abrogated Article 370 (of the Constitution, which gave a special status to the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir). So we believe that the people of the country will bless the BJP with 370 seats and the NDA with over 400 seats,” he stated.
Shah emphasizes development agenda
The Home Minister responded that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) “believes in family planning but not in politics” when asked if he thought the Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD), led by Jayant Choudhary, Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD), and some other regional parties would join the National Democratic Alliance (NDA).
Shah mentioned that the 2024 elections will not merely pit the NDA against the opposition bloc in India, but rather will be a contest between development and those who rely solely on slogans.
