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Oppn's falsehood on CAA created anarchy in country: Amit Shah
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    Gandhinagar, Jan 11 (PTI) Union Home Minister Amit
Shah on Saturday alleged that the falsehood being spread by
the Opposition parties against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act
(CAA) has created anarchy in the country.
    Shah also dared Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, West
Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, Delhi Chief Minister
Arvind Kejriwal and the Communists to show him any provision
in the CAA, which would take away the citizenship of Muslims
in the country.
    "The opposition does not have any other issue, so they
are spreading misinformation and falsehood on CAA. This has
resulted in anarchy in the entire country," Shah said.
    His statements comes in the wake of violent protests
in parts of India over the CAA, the National Register of
Citizens (NRC) and the National Population Register (NPR).
    Shah was speaking at the inauguration of various
projects of the Gujarat Police here.
    "Persecuted minorities have to come to India to save
themselves. However, the previous governments did not give any
facilities to these migrants thinking that it would make
others unhappy," he said.
    "Rahulbaba, Mamata, Kejriwal and Communists are
spreading lies that CAA will take away the citizenship of
Muslims. I challenge them to show me any such provision in the
Act," said Shah.
    "I urge the BJP workers to visit every household and
bust the lies and misinformation being spread against the CAA.
Since there is no option to Modiji in politics at present, the
opposition is resorting to falsehood," he said.
    "We have the power to make people understand the
truth. After our campaign is over, people of the country will
understand the importance of the CAA," Shah said.
    He also said that there was no violence in Kashmir
after the abrogation of Article 370 and not a single person
has died there due to it.
    "Some leaders from the opposition had claimed in the
Parliament that there will be bloodbath (if special status of
Kashmir is revoked). Such statements are on record. But people
gave a befitting reply to such leaders. Not a single person
has died there ever since Article 370 was abrogated," the BJP
chief said.
    Praising the Gujarat Home Department and the state
police force for effectively tackling crime, he said maximum
use of technology can be made by the governments to curb
crime.
    Shah had earlier served as the minister of state for
home in Gujarat when present Prime Minister Narendra Modi was
chief minister of the state. PTI PJT PD
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