Asaduddin Owaisi moves SC against Citizenship Amendment Act

AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Saturday filed a petition before the Supreme Court challenging the Citizenship Amendment Act. Earlier, he had stirred up a controversy when he tore a copy of the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019, in the Lok Sabha, saying that the Bill tries to divide the country.

Speaking in the Lok Sabha, Owaisi said the Bill is not only the part of a conspiracy to make Indian Muslims stateless but will also lead to pose a risk to the national security.

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Justifying his act to tear the Bill, Owaisi said that he was following the footprints of Mahatma Gandhi, who opposed the certificate which was issued to Asia-origin people in South Africa.

Rajya Sabha on Wednesday approved the bill, which was passed by Lok Sabha on Monday.