Leader of Opposition in Kerala Assembly VD Satheesan on Tuesday alleged that state Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan is not sincere in opposing the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) as his government has not withdrawn the cases registered against over 800 persons, who protested against the Act after it was passed by the Parliament in 2019.

Speaking to media persons in Kochi, Satheesan said the Chief Minister had earlier assured that the cases registered in connection with the CAA protest would be withdrawn.

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Satheesan asked as to why he failed to keep his promise even after about five years of registering the case against the protesters. “Is the government siding with the Centre by not withdrawing the cases,” Satheesan asked.

He alleged that the Left Democratic Front (LDF) government did not have even an iota of genuineness in its opposition to the CAA as it failed to keep the promise of withdrawing the cases.

The Opposition leader said that the UDF and the Congress will organise a series of protests against the implementation of the CAA in the state.

Stating that the Sangh Parivar will do anything to retain power, Satheesan said the development shows the secular and democratic credentials of the country is under threat.