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M.P. Cabinet passes resolution against CAA, calls to abrogate it
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- The Cabinet of the Madhya Pradesh government recently passed a resolution against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, calling upon the Centre to abrogate it as it purportedly violates the basic tenets of the Constitution and the fundamental Right to Equality.
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- As per the govt. the resolution will be forwarded to the Centre.
- Other States with similar resolution: So far, Kerala, Rajasthan, Punjab and West Bengal have passed such resolutions in their Assemblies. It’s unclear whether Madhya Pradesh will follow suit.
- National Population Register (NPR): Furthermore, the State government requested the Centre to begin the update of (NPR) the only after withdrawing the plan seeking new information in order to do away with apprehensions among people.
- After the adoption of the Constitution in 1950, it said, this was the first instance when “a law prescribing distinction based on religion was enacted. This will endanger the country’s secular and tolerant being”.
- Apprehensions in everyone’s minds: It was beyond people’s understanding why such provisions were enacted in the law, which created apprehensions in everyone’s minds, it said. “As a result, there have been vast protests against it across the country, that are continuing. Even in Madhya Pradesh, there have been continuous protests against the law that have been peaceful and attended by all sections of society,” it added.
- Stating that secularism formed the basic idea of the Constitution, the note said, “Article 14 guarantees equality and equal treatment before the law to everyone...the CAA has provisions making distinctions among illegal migrants based on religion.”
Sources
The Hindu