MK Stalin Tables Anti-Citizenship Law Resolution In Tamil Nadu Assembly

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin said the House considers the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019, is not in tune with the secular principles laid down in the Constitution.

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin tabled an anti-CAA resolution in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly on Wednesday, urging the central government to repeal the law. Mr Stalin said in the Assembly, "This august House considers that the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019, passed by the Parliament in the year 2019, is not in tune with the secular principles laid down in our Constitution and also not conducive to the communal harmony that prevails in India." "Therefore, to protect and ensure the unity and communal harmony in this country and to uphold the secular principles enshrined in the Constitution of India, this august House resolves to urge the Union Government to repeal the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019," he added.