NAGPUR: Hundreds of Lok Adhikar Manch workers gathered in Nagpur here on Sunday morning to hold a rally in support of the newly-enacted Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019, which is largely being opposed across the country.
Workers of Lok Adhikar Manch held the rally from Yashwant Stadium to Samvidhan Chowk in Nagpur, raising slogans hailing the new citizenship law and showing posters of “Nagpur welcomes CAA”. The rally has been organized by Lok Adhikar Manch, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), RSS and other organizations.
With tricolor in their hands, the demonstrators at the ‘morcha’ raised slogans of — Desh Ke Gaddaron Ko, Goli Maaro Saalon ko (Shoot the traitors of the country).
The demonstrators were seen holding flags of the social organization as well as the BJP’s. Some others were also seen waving the Indian national flag at the rally.
This comes at a time when the new act is facing large-scale opposition and major protests are being held against it across the country.
Excluding the Muslims, Citizenship Act grants citizenship to Hindus, Sikhs, Jains, Parsis, Buddhists and Christians fleeing religious persecution from Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh who came to India on or before December 31, 2014.