Protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act and the National Register of Citizens (NRC) marked the 21st congress of the National Federation of Indian Women (NFIW). Ms. Raja said while the country needed strong laws to control violence against women, the government had set “wrong priorities” by bringing in laws that were questioning people’s identity. Several political leaders attended different sessions of the NFIW congress. They included Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, Deputy Chief Minister Sachin Pilot, Communist Party of India general secretary D. Raja and CPI national secretary Atul Kumar Anjan. NFIW president and Magsaysay Award winner Aruna Roy said they would take the fight against the CAA and the NRC to each street in cities and villages.

Source: The Hindu December 30, 2019 16:52 UTC