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Adityanath slams anti-CAA protests for sullying India's image abroad

UP chief minister underlines BJP's ideology of "Nation First", slams widespread arson and violence

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UP CM Yogi Adityanath | Photo: PTI

3 min read Last Updated : Feb 26 2020 | 4:44 PM IST

Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath today underlined the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) ideology of “Nation First” and slammed arson and violence on the issue of Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA).

Speaking on the floor of the house in UP assembly, Adityanath blamed the opposition parties for peddling lies and creating confusion in the country on the issues of CAA, and proposed National Population Register (NPR) and National Register of Citizens (NRC).

He claimed the anti-CAA protests were being intensified at a time when the country was progressing towards becoming an economic powerhouse.

“We have never tried to clamp down upon anti-CAA protests,

Topics : NRC Uttar Pradesh Yogi Adityanath Citizenship Act BJP

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