60 bodies call for stir against citizenship law

New Delhi, December 14

Around 60 organisations have given a nationwide call to observe December 19 as the “day to reject the Citizenship (Amendment) Act”.

Uniting under a banner, Hum Bharat Ke Log: National Action Against Citizenship Amendment (NAACA), the organisations are planning to hold over 100 events across the country on the martyrdom day of Ashfaqulla Khan and Ramprasad Bismil.

Recalling their “saajhi virasat” (shared heritage) and “saajhi shahadat” (shared tradition of martyrdom), citizens will demand “saajhi nagrikta” (undivided citizenship) and take a pledge for noncooperation with any registration (NRC or NPR) based on this discriminatory and divisive citizenship, read a statement by NAACA.

The organisations include United Against Hate, Karwan-e-Mohabbat, Citizens for Peace and Justice, Krishak Mukti Sangram Samiti (KMSS), Joint Forum Against NRC (WB), National Alliance for Peoples Movements (NAPM), Peoples Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL), Gandhi Peace Foundation, Rashtra Seva Dal, Sarv Seva Sangh, All India Progressive Women’s Association and Swaraj Abhiyan.

“The discriminatory and divisive Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019, is an assault on our Constitution and the inclusive, composite vision of India that guided our freedom struggle,” it read. — TNS