Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Monday said the amended Citizenship Act is "impractical" and therefore it cannot be implemented.
He alleged that the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government has failed to deliver on real issues and is doing politics in the name of religion and not on the basis of issues.
"It is impractical and therefore it cannot be implemented. Six-seven states have said this. The government should repeal it," Gehlot said at a press conference here.
When asked whether the Rajasthan government will implement the amended citizenship law, the chief minister said, "I have said that it is impractical.
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