Bajwa: Include Ahmadiyyas in Citizenship Act

New Delhi, December 22

Congress leader and Rajya Sabha MP Partap Singh Bajwa on Sunday urged President Ram Nath Kovind to have the ambit of new citizenship law expanded to include in it Ahmadiyya community too, facing persecution in Pakistan.

Bajwa made the request to the President in a letter to him. Amid the widespread protest against the amendment to the citizenship law, Bajwa argued that the government needs to undertake the humanitarian step for Amhadiyyas, who have had to flee Pakistan following persistent persecution.

“Ethos of India has always been to protect the oppressed… We have protected minorities and done our best to bring out these qualities in our democratic institutions,” Bajwa said in his letter to the President.

He said this being the 150th birth anniversary year of Mahatma Gandhi, “I urge you to bring this to the notice of the government. It is my hope that the government will continue to protect those who are oppressed and persecuted.” Bajwa stressed the CAA required further scrutiny. — PTI