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CAA Row: Muslim Leaders, Clerics To Meet PM Modi, Amit Shah

Mumbai: Following the ongoing protest in the country over Citizenship Amendment Bill (CAA) and National Register for Citizenships (NRC) some Muslims clerics, intellectuals and lawmakers will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah very soon.

Speaking to ANI, All Imam organization chief Dr Imam Umar Ahmed Ilyasi said, “A delegation of Muslim religious leaders, academics, intellectuals, MPs and madrasa proctors will soon meet Home Minister Amit Shah and Prime Minister Narendra Modi.”

Ilyasi said that the delegation will appraise the Prime Minister and Home Minister about their concerns over the CAA and NRC.

Political parties, various organizations and institutions have organized protests against the Citizenship Act and NRC across the country. Last week, a major protest was held in the Jama Masjid area in Old Delhi after Friday prayers.

The chief imam also appealed to the protesters to refrain from violence.

Ilyasi said, “I would like to appeal to all citizens of this country that peace prevails. It is our democratic right to hold a protest. We must protest, but we must protest peacefully.”

Violence erupted during several protests against the Citizenship Act across the country. The new citizenship law gives citizenship to Hindus, Sikhs, Jains, Zoroastrians, Buddhists and Christians fleeing religious persecution from Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Bangladesh, who came to India on or before December 31, 2014.

(With ANI Inputs)

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