Kolkata: Union Minister for Housing & Urban Affairs, Hardeep Singh Puri took a sharp jibe at the political leaders opposing Citizenship Amendment Act. He said, “There are persecuted minorities in some of our neighbouring countries- Buddhists, Christians, Jains, Hindus, Sikhs, among others… In 1947, the population of Hindus in Pakistan was 24% which stands at 1% today. In erstwhile East Pakistan, there was a certain Hindu population but now there are just 7%. Some of these people who came to India before 2014 are being given a right. The people who are suddenly worried that these few immigrants will take away all jobs and resources need to know that our population is 140 crores and only 1000 people have registered on the portal so far. The number of people who had applied for citizenship under the Citizenship Act of 1955 is also just 4000. What is this completely distorted picture which is being presented? This is not about religion. It does not cover Sri Lankan Tamils and Rohingyas. These are well-documented cases of persecuted minorities in these countries- Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Bangladesh, among others. It was designed to deal with a specific issue… India is a humanitarian country. We have followed certain principles…”
Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri schools those opposing CAA: ‘1000 log register kia hai…’ – The Economic Times Video
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