Union Minister Kiren Rijiju claimed that several opposition members privately support the bill while publicly opposing it. His statement adds a new dimension to the debate as the government prepares for discussions on the legislation.
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00:00This movement will not only support crores of Muslims, but will support the whole country.
00:06Whatever work is needed for the welfare of the country, for poor Muslims, for women, for children,
00:13we will not back down from whatever work is needed.
00:17And those who are protesting, they are protesting for political reasons.
00:21I will keep the rest of the logic in my mind.
00:25And I also want that if someone opposes, they oppose the logic.
00:30And we will respond to each logic, each section, each clause.
00:35Because when we are bringing such a bill, we have come with a lot of thought and a lot of preparation.
00:43And for centuries, people will remember that Narendra Modi's government has brought such a bill
00:51which has made the poor people, especially the Muslims,
00:55who are the largest number of poor Muslims in the world in India,
01:00everyone should be worried about it.
01:02And this worry has been done by Narendra Modi, our government has done it.
01:07And at the same time, the time the board has misused for many centuries, many years,
01:15has misused the power and has looted the property of the poor.
01:21We are doing our job to stop that too.
01:23It is for the welfare of the country.
01:25And we appeal to all the political parties that everyone should support the bill for the welfare of the country.
01:30If you oppose, then keep logic and oppose.
01:33Do not oppose by saying such false things.
01:35Sir, certain organizations, certain political parties are still resorting to fear-mongering.
01:42Yes, I am aware of that.
01:45Some of the leaders, including some of the religious leaders, are also misguiding the innocent Muslims.
01:53Misguidance leads to nowhere.
01:57It will be exposed because a year back, the same campaign was launched.
02:04When the CAA bill was introduced,
02:07the same people said that the CAA is to snatch the citizenship status of the Muslims.
02:13But it's been now a year.
02:15Nothing such has happened.
02:17You must have seen it.
02:18At the time of CAA, it was said that the CAA, the Citizenship Amendment Bill,
02:23said that it is being attacked on the identity of the Muslims.
02:32The citizenship status of the Muslims will be snatched.
02:38They had made such a propaganda.
02:41It was exposed.
02:43The CAA was implemented.
02:44Has it snatched the citizenship of any Muslim?
02:47Not at all.
02:49It will still be like this.
02:51After the CAA bill is implemented, those who are opposing it will regret it.
02:58The whole country is in this together.
03:00Some people are opposing it.
03:01The whole country is in this together.
03:03Many Congress leaders, many opposition parties, privately say that this bill is necessary.
03:10This is a political stance for a vote bank.
03:14They are opposing it.
03:15I will keep the rest in the parliament.
03:19Minority Affairs Minister that you heard from him talking about the bill.
03:25Once again reiterating that this bill is the need of the hour.
03:29And the fear-mongering should be stopped is what he said.
03:33It's a historic law.
03:34The initiative has been taken by his government, by the Modi-led central government,
03:39is what Kiran Bijuju said.
03:41And this was a bold step in the direction of ensuring justice.
03:46To manage the buff board more professionally,
03:48which is extremely important at this point in time, is what Kiran Bijuju has said.
03:52Opposition has now, is now, he says, backing the bill in private,
03:58but publicly have to oppose it, says Kiran Bijuju.
04:01That this is wrong.
04:03Fear-mongering is there, and section of the opposition is indulging in it,
04:08is what Kiran Bijuju has said.
04:10In the run-up to the bill being tabled by Kiran Bijuju,
04:13the Minority Affairs Minister, speaking to the press,
04:16he spoke about the fact that opposition is doing pure politics on it when they are in private.