MP cabinet passes resolution against citizenship law

Kerala, Punjab, Rajasthan and West Bengal have already passed resolutions demanding scrapping of the CAA.

The Madhya Pradesh Cabinet on Wednesday passed a resolution against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and sought its abrogation, contending the new law was against the Constitution’s secular character.

The resolution was passed during the state cabinet meeting chaired by chief minister Kamal Nath, public relations minister P C Sharma told reporters. (Raj K Raj/HT FILE PHOTO)

The resolution was passed during the state cabinet meeting chaired by chief minister Kamal Nath, public relations minister P C Sharma told reporters.

Kerala, Punjab, Rajasthan and West Bengal have already passed resolutions demanding scrapping of the CAA. Sharma said the cabinet passed the resolution describing CAA as “against the secular character of the Constitution and differentiating people on religious lines”.