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Kanchan Gupta is proposing a law that would enable any Hindu to legally return to India as its citizen, with some checks and balances
Former Rajya Sabha lawmaker and BJP’s national executive member Swapan Dasgupta alleged that a massive illegal influx in Newtown—an upmarket suburb near Kolkata—is shifting the character of the city. Pic/News18
In an interesting turn of events, the information and broadcasting (I&B) ministry’s senior adviser Kanchan Gupta on Friday called for further amendments to the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), claiming the legislation “serves nothing” by itself. The CAA was passed by the Parliament of India on December 11, 2019, and received presidential assent the next day, making it a law.
“CAA by itself serves nothing. It just adds some political muscle. But it also subtracts because Mamata Banerjee had a field day telling people that if you opt for CAA, you will lose out on your other documents, which you have right now. And frankly, that was the underpinning of the law. So, we need to revisit, and Swapan (Dasgupta) and Agnimitra (Paul)… You are part of the political process over there, and I sincerely request that you push for this larger law of the right to return,” said Gupta at an event.
Gupta is proposing a law that would enable any Hindu to legally return to India as its citizen, with some checks and balances. This is reminiscent of how Israel treats every Jew, who can naturally call Israel their homeland. According to Gupta, the checks can vary, “So long as he or she (a Hindu) is not an accused in a criminal offence or has a criminal background, they will have the right to return to India and get full citizenship and rights associated with it.”
Gupta was speaking at the event in Delhi’s Constitution Club convened by The Organiser, which also showcased a photo exhibition by journalist Nishant Kumar Azad on the Murshidabad communal violence.
“This (right to return) will only address the point that Swapan (Dasgupta) is making that 75,000 Hindus have come into India ever since August 5, 2024, and mind you, that flow will only increase if elections are held next year and Jamat comes to power in association with the Hizb ut-Tahrir. So, we are looking ahead at bad times,” he warned.
Former Rajya Sabha lawmaker and BJP’s national executive member Swapan Dasgupta alleged that a massive illegal influx in Newtown—an upmarket suburb near Kolkata—is shifting the character of the city. “In Kolkata, there is an area called Newtown, which is now entirely occupied by Rohingyas. The police also say that it has become a complete no-go area. How they came and settled there is unclear. There is a complete demographic shift taking place in certain parts of the country,” he alleged.
West Bengal MLA Agnimitra Paul, in a rather upset tone, claimed the BJP is fighting its “final fight” in Bengal in 2026.
“Whatever is happening in Bengal is no different than what happened in Kashmir in the 1990s with Kashmiri Hindus,” she claimed while adding that illegal Bangladeshis and Rohingyas find “protection” in the state. “That’s why after Bihar, we also want SIR to be implemented in Bengal.”
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