UNHRC files petition in SC over CAA, India says matter internal

MEA spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) is an internal matter of India and that "no foreign party" had any locus standi on issues pertaining to country's sovereignty

In an embarrassment for the Narendra Modi-led Union government, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights on Tuesday sought to file a petition in the Supreme Court against the citizenship amendment law.
 
External affairs ministry spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) is an internal matter of India and that “no foreign party” had any locus standi on issues pertaining to the country’s sovereignty.
 
India’s Permanent Mission in Geneva was informed on Monday evening by UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet that her office had filed an “intervention application” on the law in