Indian state challenges new citizenship law in Supreme Court 0 SHARES Share it! Share TweetBy the Associated PressNEW DELHI — The southern Indian state of Kerala on Tuesday became the first to legally challenge a new citizenship law that has triggered nationwide demonstrations. West Bengal state Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, a staunch Modi critic, has led several rallies in her state against the law. Modi’s government insists that the law is needed to help persecuted non-Muslim minorities from Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan who came to India before 2015 by giving them Indian citizenship. Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad says state governments have the “constitutional duty” to implement the law.

Source: Manila Bulletin January 14, 2020 12:24 UTC