CM Gehlot terms JP Nadda’s comment on implementation of CAA as "most unfortunate"

The contentious Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) is again in news as Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Wednesday termed recent comments of BJP President JP Nadda on the implementation of CAA as "most unfortunate".

Mr. Nadda Monday had said that the execution of CAA has been delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic and asserted that the law would be implemented soon.

In a tweet, Mr. Gehlot said, "Even before Covid-19 pandemic started, there were communal tensions in the country & the situation was very tense in a number of areas due to BJP`s insistence on implementing #CAA".

BJP President JP Nadda jis statement regarding implementation of #CAA is most unfortunate. Even before Covid-19 pandemic started, there were communal tensions in the country & the situation was very tense in a number of areas due to BJPs insistence on implementing CAA.
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— Ashok Gehlot (@ashokgehlot51) October 21, 2020

The Rajasthan chief minister charged that the BJP wanted to stoke tensions.

"Now when corona situation is still very serious, they want to stoke tensions again. It is the time to overcome the crises the nation is facing unitedly & not to disrupt peace & communal harmony," he said.

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