Citizenship Amendment Act Will Not Be Implemented In Kerala: Chief Minister
NDTV
The CAA allows persecuted minorities belonging to the Hindu, Sikh, Jain, Buddhist, Parsi, and Christian communities from Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Afghanistan to avail of Indian citizenship.
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, while maintaining his stance on the issue, on Thursday said that the Citizenship Amendment Act will not be implemented in the state.
Addressing the public after a virtual inauguration ceremony, the CM said, "CAA will not be implemented in Kerala."
"This is the left government's stand which we have made clear from the beginning," he added.
Mr Vijayan further said that in our country, citizenship was never decided based on religion. "Belonging to one religion is not a criterion for citizenship here; people have a right to believe in any religion or live without believing in any religion," he said.