“The Act contradicts the basic values and principles of the Constitution.”, Vijayan said. “The Act contradicts the basic values and principles of the Constitution.”, Vijayan said. The Kerala Assembly Tuesday passed a resolution demanding scrapping of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), which was cleared by both Houses of Parliament last month. While presenting the resolution, Vijayan said the CAA is against the “secular” outlook and fabric of the country and would lead to religion-based discrimination in granting citizenship. But, an Assembly debating a resolution against a legislation cleared by Parliament is rare.

Source: Indian Express December 31, 2019 07:54 UTC