Reportedly since modi does not have a reverse gear in his psyche, a retreat by him is almost inconceivable. Furthermore for only the second time since independence virtually the entire political opposition has joined in the defence of the two core values of the indian state: secularism and equality before the law. As per report the trigger is the modi government’s passage of the citizenship amendment act, by brute majority, in just three days in the lok sabha and the rajya sabha, without any prior consultation or discussion with other political parties or civil society organisations in the affected regions.
Reportedly as Prashant Kishore, the general secretary of the ruling Janata Dal (United) in bihar, has pointed out, it is the combination of the National Register of Citizens and the citizenship amendment act, that has struck at the roots of secularism and the rule of law in India. These have plunged the country into a witches’ brew of fresh anxieties just when it needs to focus all of its attention on combating the economic and unemployment crisis that has overwhelmed the country.
Perhaps seven state governments have already announced that they will not implement the Citizenship Amendment Act. Hence these include not only the india NATIONAL CONGRESS' target='_blank' title='congress-Latest Updates, Photos, Videos are a click away, CLICK NOW'>congress ruled states of rajasthan, madhya pradesh, Chhattisgarh and punjab, but also kerala, West bengal and Bihar.
