New Delhi: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Thursday reiterated that his government will not implement the controversial Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA), reported news agency PTI. CM Vijayan, while speaking at an event organised to mark the conclusion of the LDF government’s first anniversary in Thiruvananthapuram, he said that his government has a clear position on the Citizenship Amendment Act and that will continue.
Vijayan said although people, holding different positions have often said that the law would be implemented, "the state government has a clear position on this matter. There will be no change in it," he said.
He further added that the Citizenship (Amendment) Act was against the secularism of the country and that nobody has the authority to determine the citizenship of a person on the basis of religion.
Vijayan said that the Indian Constitution holds supreme power on deciding such matters, however, the Kerala government has taken its stand on this issue based on the Constitutional principles.
“Various surveys are being conducted in different parts of the country to divide people. There are reports that the surveys are being conducted to create communal tensions in some places of worship. We also do surveys here that aim to assist people. A survey has been completed in the state to identify the most impoverished families in our society. Further steps will be taken as part of this survey,” a report by Mathrubhumi quoted the Chief Minister as saying.
It is to be noted that last month, Union Home Minister Amit Shah in Siliguri, West Bengal, had said that the CAA would be implemented once the Covid-19 pandemic is over.