PM Modi at Delhi rally: CAA and NRC have nothing to do with Indian Muslims

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday accused opposition parties of stoking fears among people and misleading Muslims over the amended citizenship law and asserted that his government's schemes have never done any discrimination on the basis of religion.

Addressing a rally at Ramlila Maidan here, he said the citizenship law and the proposed National Register of Citizens have nothing to do with Indian Muslims.

"Some political parties are spreading rumours, they're misleading people and inciting them. I want to ask them, when we authroised the unauthrosied colonies, did we ask anyone their religion? Did we ask which political party they support? Did we ask for documents from 1970,1980?" PM Modi said.

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"Hindus, Muslims, Sikhs, Christians all were befitted, everyone who lives here was benefitted. Why did we do this? Because we live for the love of the country. We are dedicated to the mantra of 'Sabka saath, sabka vikas'," he added.

A lie is being spread that this government had brought the law to snatch people's rights, the prime minister said and dared rivals to find anything discriminatory in his work

Unable to challenge him in elections, Modi asserted, his rivals have resorted to dividing the country through rumours.

Without naming the rival parties, he said people were incited by those in high positions, who shared fake videos.

Besides, The PM said, "Congress and its friends, some urban Naxals are spreading rumours that all Muslims will be sent to detention centres...Respect your education, read what is the Citizenship Amendment Act and NRC. You are educated."

The Prime Minister also slammed West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee over the newly enacted act.

"Mamata didi went from Kolkata to UN. A few years back, she was pleading before Parliament that infiltrators coming from Bangladesh should be stopped. Didi, what has happened to you? Why did you change? Why are you spreading rumours? Elections come & go. Why are you scared?"

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