'Wise govt would withdraw CAA': Ramchandra Guha slams BJP over Citizenship Act, says law 'against spirit of Constitution'
Historian Ramchandra Guha tweeted saying that the Citizenship Act was immoral in nature and against the spirit of the Constitution. 'A wise and just Government would withdraw it too,' Guha tweeted.
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He also noted that immediate withdrawal of the NRC was a necessary first step to restore trust and heal the nation.
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Guha was among many others who were detained on Thursday for staging a demonstration against the Citizenship Amendment Act and NRC.
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Reacting to his detention, Guha had said it was 'absolutely undemocratic' that police were not allowing even a peaceful protest.
Bengaluru: Eminent historian and writer Ramachandra Guha on Saturday termed the Citizenship Amendment Act as "immoral" and "against the spirit of the Constitution" and said a wise and just government would withdraw it.
File image of Ramchandra Guha. Twitter@ANI
He also noted that immediate withdrawal of the NRC was a necessary first step to restore trust and heal the nation.
"To make two things absolutely clear. 1) The immediate withdrawal of the NRC is a necessary first step to restore trust and heal the nation. 2) The CAA is immoral and against the spirit of the Constitution. A wise and just Government would withdraw it too," Guha tweeted.
To make two things absolutely clear.
1. The immediate withdrawal of the NRC is a necessary first step to restore trust and heal the nation.
2. The CAA is immoral and against the spirit of the Constitution. A wise and just Government would withdraw it too. https://t.co/IcEWiOgEDd— Ramachandra Guha (@Ram_Guha) December 21, 2019
Guha was among many others who were detained on Thursday for staging a demonstration against the Citizenship Amendment Act and NRC near the Town Hall in Bengaluru, in defiance of the prohibitory orders imposed in the city.
Reacting to his detention, Guha had said it was "absolutely undemocratic" that police were not allowing even a peaceful protest, which is the democratic right of the citizens.
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