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Telangana seeks removal of references to any religion in Citizenship Act

In the resolution chief minster Rao alleged that there have been concerned attempts to tinker with the inclusive and non-religious nature of Indian citizenship through the CAA NPR and NRC

Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) president K Chandrashekar Rao (KCR) during his swearing-in ceremony as the Chief Minister of Telangana, in Hyderabad, Thursday | Photo: PTI

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Telangana chief minister K Chandrashekar Rao (KCR) expressed concerns over the proposed implementation of NPR and NRC

2 min read Last Updated : Mar 16 2020 | 6:44 PM IST

The Telangana legislative assembly on Monday adopted a resolution urging the Centre to amend the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 by removing all references to any religion or to any foreign country.

Moved by chief minister K Chandrasekhara Rao, the government resolution on CAA, National Population Register (NPR) and National Register of Citizens (NRC) also expressed concerns over the proposed implementation of NPR and NRC stating that this exercise could result in exclusion of large number of people.

Participating in the discussion on the resolution, chief minister Rao said his party, TRS, had already opposed the CAA in the Parliament while seven states

Topics : Citizenship Act

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