Citizenship Amendment Act a legacy issue, we’ll challenge the challengers: PM Modi

LUCKNOW: Condemning violence over the new citizenship law, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said the problem over the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) was one of “legacy issues”, asserting that “we will challenge the challengers”.

More than a dozen people have died across Uttar Pradesh in protests against the law. The damage to public property is estimated around Rs 100 crore in seven districts of the State.

Addressing a gathering here after inaugurating the 25-ft tall bronze statue of former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee at Lok Bhawan, the State secretariat, Modi said the legacy problems included Article 370, Ram temple issue and the Citizenship (Amendment) Act.

“We have solved some of the problems that we got as legacy... We will challenge the challengers,” he said, adding “the way to give citizenship to refugees from Pakistan, Bangladesh, Afghanistan has been cleared.”

The nation celebrated the 95th birth anniversary of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on Wednesday. On the occasion, the Prime Minister also said that a government should work for future generations.

“So far, we have focused on our rights. But now, we should focus on our duties. A government should not work only for five years but also for five generations,” he said, adding “those who damage public properties should question themselves. People should not believe in rumours and misinformation,” said the Prime Minister, adding, “Good governance is possible only when one takes an inclusive view.”

Stating “Preventive healthcare for animals is good for human health too,” the Prime Minister added that the priority of his government is “affordability of healthcare” and Ayushman Bharat is the biggest such scheme in the world. (IANS)

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