AIMIM Waris Pathan, Chief Asaduddin Owaisi speaks on CAA, call it an attempt to polarize voters

March 12, 2024

AIMIM Spokesperson Waris Pathan on Tuesday hit out the centre for the implementation of CAA and called it “unconstitutional”.

Accusing the BJP of ‘polarization’, ahead of elections, Pathan said, “Understand the chronology. Look at the timing. Dates are going to be announced, 2024 Lok Sabha elections are going to take place and the government suddenly thinks of notifying it.”

He questioned the government’s inaction over the past five years and asserted that the sudden notification was an attempt to polarize voters before the elections.

“What was it doing for five years? Why not bring it earlier? The government is trying to polarise it before elections just because they have failed on development fronts. They don’t have answers to questions. So, they have brought this. We objected to it earlier and we say today as well that this law is unconstitutional. We object to it.”

Meanwhile, AIMIM Chief Asaduddin Owaisi also questioned the timing of the implementation of the act, adding that the legislation takes inspiration from the thoughts of Nathuram Godse, and is meant to bring division in the country.

“Aap chronology samajhiye, pehle election season aayega, phir CAA rules aayenge. Our objections to CAA remain the same. CAA is divisive and based on Godse’s thought that it wanted to reduce Muslims to second-class citizens. Give asylum to anyone who is persecuted but citizenship must not be based on religion or nationality,” Asaduddin Owaisi posted on X.