Intervening in the debate on the Bill in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday, the home minister said the legislation would not be implemented with retrospective effect. He accused the Opposition of trying to mislead the people and create fear among members of the Muslim community.
The party said that the Prime Minister Modi should take the people into confidence on this issue of national importance.
The Congress, once the unchallenged political powerhouse of India, has struggled in recent years to regain its footing in the face of electoral setbacks and an increasingly assertive BJP.
Delhi Congress president Devender Yadav on Tuesday constituted a Coordination Committee for the upcoming byelections to 12 Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) wards.
Expressing concern over the delay in conducting the census, Kharge, during the Zero Hour in the Upper House, said, “Our country has been conducting a census every 10 years since 1881. No matter what – wars, emergencies, or crises – the process has always continued.”
Dr Shashi Panja said out of 61,569 booths violence took place in just 8-9 booths
But, despite the circus around the voting process and the run up to it, people have not lost faith in the spirit of democracy.
Speaking at a BJP rally in Warangal, Narendra Modi said people should know that all dynastic parties are founded on corruption.
Leader of the Opposition in the Bengal Assembly Suvendu Adhikari said there were two ways to restore peace in the state, imposition of Article 356 or 355, or a people's uprising.
During the roadshow, the people queued up on both sides where the Prime Minister's cavalcade was passing.
