Chandigarh, January 2: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) senior leader and Leader of Opposition in Punjab Assembly, Harpal Singh Cheema, on Thursday demanded that chief minister Captain Amarinder Singh, should first convene an All-Party meeting and later a special Vidhan Sabha session over the controversial Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), the National Citizens Register (NRC) and the National Population Register (NPR) issues.
In a statement issued from party headquarters on Thursday, Harpal Singh Cheema said that Capt Amarinder Singh should raise his concern against the Modi government’s tall orders to implement the CAA, NCR and NPR in all states, saying Punjab should also take its final call on the issue after holding deliberations with all parties inside and outside the Vidhan Sabha.
Cheema said that to kickstart the campaign, Captain Amarinder Singh should immediately convene an all-parties, saying that he should also call a special session of Vidhan Sabha, and adopting a resolution in this regard on the lines of the Kerala Government, which may be passed on to the Union government.
Cheema demanded that the proceedings of the House over the sensitive issues be live telecast so that the people of Punjab could hear themselves live all parties’ stand over the controversial issues.
Cheema alleged that the Narendra Modi government at the centre was imposing the controversial laws in the states, which was aimed at dividing the country and spreading bitterness among the diverse communities.
Cheema hit out at union parliamentary affairs minister Arjun Meghpal for his allegedly browbeating the state governments in this regard which, he said, was unconstitutional move out to robbing the rights of the states.
Cheema further added that a delegation of the Aam Aadmi Party would soon meet the Assembly Speaker Rana KP Singh over the demand for special session of Vidhan Sabha.
