Congress’s Priyank Kharge Criticizes Amit Shah Over CAA Comment

On Wednesday, Karnataka minister and Congress leader Priyank Kharge criticized the Central government, specifically targeting Union Home Minister Amit Shah, alleging him to be the most incompetent Home Minister in independent India. Kharge claimed that Shah has not made any statement on the situation in Manipur and the recent security breach in Parliament.

Priyank Kharge, son of Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, responded to Shah’s recent remarks on the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA), stating, “Amit Shah is perhaps the most incompetent Home Minister in independent India. How come he has time to comment on CAA and watch his son administer cricket matches in Ahmedabad, but does not want to comment on Manipur or the Parliament security breach issue… Instead of trying to divert the topic, he should inform us where the investigation is leading to,” as conveyed to ANI.

Shah, addressing a closed-door meeting of the West Bengal Bharatiya Janata Party’s social media and IT wing members on Tuesday, asserted that no one can prevent the implementation of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, emphasizing it as the law of the land. In a video released by the BJP on the social media platform X, Shah accused West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee of misleading refugees on the CAA issue.

“Didi (Mamata Banerjee) is often misleading the refugees over CAA. Today, I say in front of you all, (that) CAA is the law of the land. No one can stop this (from implementation). Everyone is going to get citizenship,” Shah stated, reiterating the commitment of the party and the duty of every Indian to protect those who have sought refuge from religious persecution in neighboring countries.