Those politicising citizenship law not doing any good to country: BJP leader Vijay Sampla

BJP leader and former Union minister Vijay Sampla on Friday said people who are doing politics over the amended citizenship act are not doing any good to the country.

Sampla was speaking at a press conference where a large number of Hindus who migrated from Pakistan over the past three decades and settled in Punjab's Jalandhar district were present.

"Some people are trying to flare up the sentiments of a section of people, which can be dangerous. We should not politicise the thing. Those who are politicising the issue are not doing any good to the country," the former Punjab BJP chief said.

The new legislation seeks to provide citizenship to members of Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist, Jain, Parsi and Christian communities who have entered India till December 31, 2014, following religious persecution in Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan.

Amid protests against the CAA in various parts of the country, Sampla said, "(people with) vested interests are trying to mislead everyone. Even some university and college students who are joining the protests do not fully know the details of the act. Those opposing the act are confusing things and vested interests are exploiting the situation."
Talking about a few Hindu families that have migrated from Pakistan over the years, Sampla said, "If our country does not help them out, where else will they go?"