KOZHIKODE: Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has lashed out at the Congress for not showing sincerity in the protests staged inside Parliament and on the streets against the Citizenship Amendment Act.
Addressing a rally against CAA here on Friday, he said that it was the left MPs and leaders who took the lead in organising agitations all across the country.
Indirectly referring to Congress, Pinarayi said that some political parties who earlier stood with the state government against CAA, have come out with different opinions on the matter now.
“We can understand the reason behind RSS-BJP’s intentions when they are mocking the state government’s stand against CAA. But what will we do if the Congress leader himself takes a stand against the state’s resolution against CAA in the assembly,” Pinarayi asked.
“Instead of standing together with crores of citizens affected by citizenship amendment, the-then KPCC president took a stand against the state for holding protests against CAA and NRC in 2019. From then on the Congress never tried to correct its mistake. So, from their stand we should understand that the Congress’ national leadership itself has failed to take a stand against CAA,” said Pinarayi.
“When the whole nation came to the streets on December 11, 2019, as the Central government passed CAA in Parliament, the Congress leaders were attending a feast at a prominent Congress leader’s house. When many national leaders including Sitaram Yechury and Brinda Karat led a protest in Delhi, Rahul Gandhi was not even in the country. A M Arif was the only MP from Kerala who raised his voice in the Lok Sabha against the amendment. When left MPs led by Elamaram Kareem and Binoy Viswam protested against CAA in Rajya Sabha, Congress MPs from Kerala were hiding in the corner,” he said.
Pinarayi also lashed out against Modi government for implementing the RSS agenda of dividing citizens on the basis of religion.
“Our constitution guarantees secular status to the nation. But the BJP government is trying to transform it into a religious country. It is part of RSS’ conscious agenda of implementing Manusmriti. The CAA is a continuation of the agenda,” he said.
Starting from Kozhikode, the anti-CAA rally will be held in Kasaragod, Kannur, Malappuram and Kollam from March 22 to 27.
