Don't know parents' birthplace, will go to detention camp: Ashok Gehlot
Jaipur, Feb 15: Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Friday said demanded that the Centre withdraw the amended Citizenship Act, which has triggered a spate of protests across the country, to maintain peace and harmony.
Terming the amended law against the spirit of the Constitution, Gehlot said the NDA government should withdraw it so that peace and harmony can be maintained. He said this at Shahid Smarak in Jaipur where people are holding a sit-in protests against the CAA.
Assuring
the
protesters
that
the
law
would
not
be
implemented
in
the
state,
Gehlot
said
he
would
be
the
first
one
to
go
to
a
detention
centre
if
need
arises.
The
senior
Congress
leader
said
that
information
on
birthplace
of
parents
was
being
sought
for
NPR.
"If I am not able to furnish the details, I too would be asked to live in a detention centre. You stay assured, if such situation comes then I would be the first to go there," Gehlot said.
The chief minister said that the BJP government in Assam has refused to implement NRC.
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"It is the right of a government to make a law but a government should rule as per the sentiments of the people. Like Delhi's Shaheen bagh, protests are being held at many places across the country, including Rajasthan. The government should understand public sentiments," he said.
Gehlot said several chief ministers were against the CAA. "We want the Centre to reconsider its decision," he added.