NAGPUR—Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday said the new citizenship law is against the views of Hindutva icon V D Savarkar.
Addressing a press conference on the eve of the winter session of the state legislature, Thackeray said that issues like CAB were being raised to “divert attention” of people from real issues like security of women, unemploymentand farm crisis.
“Is CAB based on ideology? What about violence which erupted over it?, he asked.
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Citizenship Amendment Act Against Views of Veer Savarkar, Says Uddhav Thackeray
Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray was speaking with reporters in Nagpur. He highlighted the violence prompted by the controversial new law.
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