Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina Calls CAA “Unnecessary”

New Delhi, January 19, 2020:

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has termed the Indian government’s move on the Citizenship (Amendment) Act “unnecessary”.

Hasina said that she does not understand the reason behind the neighboring country’s move to implement CAA.

ALSO READ: Tripura Renames Baramura Hills as ‘Hatai Kutul’ on ‘Kokborok Day’

Speaking on the lines of the CAA and National Register of Citizens (NRC), Hasina said that although the two citizenship exercises were India’s internal matter, she called the act unnecessary.

Hasina, who is in the UAE capital of Abu Dhabi, informed that there has been no recorded reverse migration from India and added that the people of India were facing many problems due to the CAA.

ALSO READ: Assam Farmers Donate Paddy to Support Fight against CAA

The Bangladesh Prime Minister’s statement has come days after the implementation of the CAA. Widespread protests have been witnessed across the nation following the government’s implementation of the controversial CAA. Around 25 deaths were reported in the agitation against the Act, which provides citizenship to non-Muslims from Bangladesh, Pakistan and Afghanistan.

People of Assam state have been spearheading the agitation as it had been facing the issue of illegal Bangladeshi migrants since decades. Protests have continued despite the release of the official notification implementing the CAA.

Support Inside Northeast (InsideNE), an independent media platform that focuses on Citizen-centric stories from Northeast India that are surprising, inspiring, cinematic and emotionally relevant.