Firstpost
  • Home
  • Video Shows
    Vantage Firstpost America Firstpost Africa First Sports
  • World
    US News
  • Explainers
  • News
    India Opinion Cricket Tech Entertainment Sports Health Photostories
  • Asia Cup 2025
Apple Incorporated Modi ji Justin Trudeau Trending

Sections

  • Home
  • Live TV
  • Videos
  • Shows
  • World
  • India
  • Explainers
  • Opinion
  • Sports
  • Cricket
  • Health
  • Tech/Auto
  • Entertainment
  • Web Stories
  • Business
  • Impact Shorts

Shows

  • Vantage
  • Firstpost America
  • Firstpost Africa
  • First Sports
  • Fast and Factual
  • Between The Lines
  • Flashback
  • Live TV

Events

  • Raisina Dialogue
  • Independence Day
  • Champions Trophy
  • Delhi Elections 2025
  • Budget 2025
  • US Elections 2024
  • Firstpost Defence Summit
Trending:
  • Charlie Kirk shot dead
  • Nepal protests
  • Russia-Poland tension
  • Israeli strikes in Qatar
  • Larry Ellison
  • Apple event
  • Sunjay Kapur inheritance row
fp-logo
West Bengal BJP leader and Netaji's grandnephew Chandra Kumar Bose says 'atmosphere of fear' created over CAA, urges Centre to include Muslims in law
Whatsapp Facebook Twitter
Whatsapp Facebook Twitter
Apple Incorporated Modi ji Justin Trudeau Trending

Sections

  • Home
  • Live TV
  • Videos
  • Shows
  • World
  • India
  • Explainers
  • Opinion
  • Sports
  • Cricket
  • Health
  • Tech/Auto
  • Entertainment
  • Web Stories
  • Business
  • Impact Shorts

Shows

  • Vantage
  • Firstpost America
  • Firstpost Africa
  • First Sports
  • Fast and Factual
  • Between The Lines
  • Flashback
  • Live TV

Events

  • Raisina Dialogue
  • Independence Day
  • Champions Trophy
  • Delhi Elections 2025
  • Budget 2025
  • US Elections 2024
  • Firstpost Defence Summit
  • Home
  • Politics
  • West Bengal BJP leader and Netaji's grandnephew Chandra Kumar Bose says 'atmosphere of fear' created over CAA, urges Centre to include Muslims in law

West Bengal BJP leader and Netaji's grandnephew Chandra Kumar Bose says 'atmosphere of fear' created over CAA, urges Centre to include Muslims in law

Press Trust of India • January 20, 2020, 15:59:16 IST
Whatsapp Facebook Twitter

‘An atmosphere of fear is being created on the issue of citizenship. This applies to both the ruling party and the opposition parties. Just because the law has been passed by Parliament, it can’t be used to bulldoze people by ignoring the protests. The same applies to opposition parties which are deliberately misleading the masses’, said West Bengal BJP vice president Chandra Kumar Bose

Advertisement
Subscribe Join Us
Add as a preferred source on Google
Prefer
Firstpost
On
Google
West Bengal BJP leader and Netaji's grandnephew Chandra Kumar Bose says 'atmosphere of fear' created over CAA, urges Centre to include Muslims in law

Kolkata: An “atmosphere of fear” is being created by both the ruling and opposition parties over the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), West Bengal BJP vice president Chandra Kumar Bose said on Monday, and urged the Centre to grant citizenship even to Muslims under the amended act. [caption id=“attachment_7932211” align=“alignleft” width=“380”]File iamge of Chandra Kumar Bose. ANI File iamge of Chandra Kumar Bose. ANI[/caption] He also said the government should issue a written clarification on the issue. “An atmosphere of fear is being created on the issue of citizenship. This applies to both the ruling party and the opposition parties. Just because it (the law) has been passed by Parliament, it can’t be used to bulldoze people by ignoring the protests. The same applies to opposition parties which are deliberately misleading the masses,” he told PTI. Bose, a grandnephew of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah have categorically noted CAA is not based on religion. However, statements made by some other leaders are creating confusion. “In order to deal with this, I think that this clause should be included (in the new law) that the CAA is not based on religion….and Muslims should also be included in it,” he said. The CAA aims to provide Indian citizenship to Hindus, Jains, Christians, Sikhs, Buddhists and Parsis who entered India on or before 31 December, 2014 from Bangladesh, Pakistan and Afghanistan, having fled religious persecution in their countries. “Now what will happen to the Muslims who had come to this country before that date? There is confusion. The Centre must take steps to remove that confusion,” Bose said. A few state BJP leaders PTI approached declined to comment on Bose’s statements. Bose had pitched for the inclusion of Muslims in the CAA earlier also. “If CAA, 2019 is not related to any religion why are we stating Hindu, Sikh, Buddhists, Christians, Parsis, and Jains only! Why not include Muslims as well? Let’s be transparent,” he had tweeted last month. Don’t equate India or compare it with any other nation, as it’s a nation Open to all religions and communities," he had said in another tweet. West Bengal has been witnessing relentless protests over the CAA, a pan-India National Register of Citizens (NRC) and the updation of the National Population Register (NPR), with chief minister Mamata Banerjee leading the charge against the government on these livewires issues. The protests, though initially very violent, have acquired a somewhat milder tone but are continuing. Scuffles have been reported from several campuses including the prestigious Jadavpur University and Visva Bharati.

Tags
Mamata Banerjee BJP Narendra Modi West Bengal National Population Register NPR Jadavpur University Visva Bharati Amit Shah CAA National Register of Citizens NRC Chandra Bose Citizenship Amendment Act
End of Article
Latest News
Find us on YouTube
Subscribe
End of Article

Top Stories

Charlie Kirk, shot dead in Utah, once said gun deaths are 'worth it' to save Second Amendment

Charlie Kirk, shot dead in Utah, once said gun deaths are 'worth it' to save Second Amendment

From governance to tourism, how Gen-Z protests have damaged Nepal

From governance to tourism, how Gen-Z protests have damaged Nepal

Did Russia deliberately send drones into Poland’s airspace?

Did Russia deliberately send drones into Poland’s airspace?

Netanyahu ‘killed any hope’ for Israeli hostages: Qatar PM after Doha strike

Netanyahu ‘killed any hope’ for Israeli hostages: Qatar PM after Doha strike

Charlie Kirk, shot dead in Utah, once said gun deaths are 'worth it' to save Second Amendment

Charlie Kirk, shot dead in Utah, once said gun deaths are 'worth it' to save Second Amendment

From governance to tourism, how Gen-Z protests have damaged Nepal

From governance to tourism, how Gen-Z protests have damaged Nepal

Did Russia deliberately send drones into Poland’s airspace?

Did Russia deliberately send drones into Poland’s airspace?

Netanyahu ‘killed any hope’ for Israeli hostages: Qatar PM after Doha strike

Netanyahu ‘killed any hope’ for Israeli hostages: Qatar PM after Doha strike

Top Shows

Vantage Firstpost America Firstpost Africa First Sports
Latest News About Firstpost
Most Searched Categories
  • Web Stories
  • World
  • India
  • Explainers
  • Opinion
  • Sports
  • Cricket
  • Tech/Auto
  • Entertainment
  • IPL 2025
NETWORK18 SITES
  • News18
  • Money Control
  • CNBC TV18
  • Forbes India
  • Advertise with us
  • Sitemap
Firstpost Logo

is on YouTube

Subscribe Now

Copyright @ 2024. Firstpost - All Rights Reserved

About Us Contact Us Privacy Policy Cookie Policy Terms Of Use
Home Video Shorts Live TV