PM Modi says CAA will not take away anybody's citizenship

Kolkata: The CAA has already caused a lot of problem in the India. The youth of the country is not supporting the act while the Prime Minister is trying to remove the misunderstanding revolving CAA from the minds of the mob.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said a section of the youth is being misguided about the Citizenship Amendment Act and asserted that it will not take away anybody's citizenship.

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Modi also said whoever has faith in India and believes in its Constitution can become an Indian citizen.

"There are a lot of questions among the youth about the new citizenship law, and some are being misled by rumours around it... it is our duty to clear their doubts," the PM said during an address at Belur Math in Howrah district.

"I want to make this clear again that the CAA is not about taking away anybody's citizenship, but about granting citizenship," he added.

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Lauding the youth for speaking against religious persecution of minorities, the prime minister said the energy of the country's young will form the basis of change in the 21st century.

The Prime Minister is on a two-day visit to the city.

Modi said that some people with political interests are deliberately spreading rumours about the new citizenship law.

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