Kerala Assembly passes resolution against Citizenship Amendment Act
Kerala Assembly passes resolution against Citizenship Amendment Act
PTI Thiruvananthapuram | Updated on December 31, 2019 Published on December 31, 2019
The Kerala Assembly on Tuesday passed a resolution demanding scrapping of the controversial Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), becoming the first state in the country to do so.
While Chief Ministers of non-BJP ruled states like Mamata Banerjee of West Bengal have announced that they would not implement CAA, CPI(M)-ruled Kerala was the first to take the legislature route to register its opposition to the law.
Setting aside their political differences, the ruling CPI(M)-led LDF and Opposition Congress headed UDF, once again came together to launch a joint fight against the Centre on the CAA, which has seen unprecedented protests all over the country.
While all the members of two fronts unanimously supported the resolution at the special session and vehemently criticised the central government, the lone BJP MLA in the 140-member house opposed the resolution, terming it as “illegal and unconstitutional.”
‘Against the secular values’
P Vijayan, who moved the resolution and Leader of Opposition Ramesh Chennithala, who seconded it, alleged that CAA was an attempt to make India a religious nation, which Rajagopal rejected saying the Act was being “misinterpreted” and lies were being spread by the fronts for narrow political gains.
The Chief Minister said the implementation of the controversial act will lead to religion-based discrimination in granting citizenship, which was against the secular values enshrined in the Constitution.
The legislation, which contradicts the basic values and principles of the Constitution, was a cause of concern for the Non-Resident Indians also, he said and wanted the Centre to take steps to drop CAA and uphold the secular credentials of the Constitution.
The southern state has already put on hold all activities in connection with the National Population Register (NPR) considering the “apprehensions” of the public that it would lead to National Register of Citizens (NRC).
Noting that the Act had triggered widespread protests among various strata of society, the Chief Minister P Vijayan said it had dented India’s image in front of the international community.
Vijayan also made it clear that there would be no detention centres set up to house illegal immigrants in the state. “Just because both houses of Parliament has passed the CAA, it cannot be implemented as it was against constitutional values,” he said.
‘CAA rejects equality’
Congress leader Ramesh Chennithala also criticised the CAA and came down on the state governor Arif Mohammed Khan for supporting the Act. “The Governor should be above politics,” Chennithala said adding he should understand the feelings of the people of the State.
He claimed that the controversial Act virtually rejects the equality guaranteed by the Constitution and violates the fundamental rights of the citizens.
The CAA cannot be viewed as an isolated move but it should be seen along with the NRC and NPR, he added.
Joint protest
The Opposition Congress-led UDF had wanted the Left government to convene a special session and pass a resolution against the CAA during an all-party meeting convened by the Chief Minister on December 29 to discuss the issue.
The two fronts had recently held a joint protest in Thiruvananthapuram against the CAA in which Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and Opposition leader Ramesh Chennithala had participated with scores of leaders from different parties.
The resolution was passed at the special session convened to ratify the extension by another 10 years the reservation for SC and ST community in the state assemblies and Parliament. The House also passed another resolution criticising the removal of the Anglo Indian community from the reservation in the state assemblies and Parliament.
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Ok, so this news is a bit dated however, I wanted to get some thoughts from the Indian Ppers here.
What does this mean for Kerala ?
Supreme Court of India has made the ruling, can the state government overrule SC, I dont believe so, correct me if I am wrong.
Why did Kerala government pass the resolution against the CAA ?. Why didnt they do this in the Shabharimala Verdict ?
Vote bank, both the Congress and Communist depend heavily on the muslim votes and this could have been done to appease them. However I feel Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan is very smart, he made this move purely to look like the good guy, possibly knowing there could be a Presidential order forcing Kerala to implement the CAA. If the Presidential order is enforced then there is no changing it and in that scenario Viyajan still looks like the good guy looking like he fought against the CCA and keeps his votes..Pure hypothesis...
Kerala government didnt need to take a stance on the Shabharimala issue as they know the Hindus in Kerala will not vote for BJP, so no issues of losing votes there..
What does this mean for Kerala from a political sense ?
Does this mean the Modi government wont release much funds from the budget to Kerala and bring them to their knees ? Could we turn into the next Bihar or worst?
Bangladeshi Illegal immigrants
Does this mean for the time being we could see a big influx of Bangladeshi Illegal immigrants moving to Kerala from other Indian states ?
. Heard similar rant before the recent election only to see BJP winning by a huge margin. Unfortunately ppl like you are in the minority, majority of India wants BJP...It's not all that bad you get to vent your frustration on Pakistani message board, so look on the bright side 
