Indian-Americans hold rally in support of CAA in Chicago
More than 300 Indian-Americans came together in support of Citizenship Amendment Act and held a rally in downtown Chicago which was freezing at -1degrees Celsius
FollowWashington DC: Braving sub-zero temperature, more than 300 Indian-Americans held a rally in support of the recently enacted Citizenship Amendment Act or CAA in downtown Chicago on Saturday.
According to the CAA, members of Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist, Jain, Parsi and Christian communities who have come from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan till December 31, 2014, following religious persecution there will get Indian citizenship.
"A freezing temp of -1degrees Celsius was not able to dampen the gathering of more than 300 Indian diaspora. They came with colourful and meaningful placards, slogans, banners and flags of USA and India. Their message was loud and clear," said Indian American Bharat Barai, one of the organisers of the rally.
The participants signed a memorandum supporting the CAA and thanking Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Indian government for the humanitarian help to religiously persecuted minorities in three neighbouring countries. The memorandum was forwarded to the Government of India through the Consul General of India in Chicago.
Several other community leaders also spoke on the occasion, including Amitabh Mittal, Nirav Patel, Hemant Patel, Amar Upadhyay, Rohit Joshi, Shailesh Rajput, Vandana Jhingan, Kalpesh Desai and Devesh Pandit.
BJP leaders including Prime Minister Narendra Modi have been holding rallies across the country in support of CAA formulated by the Union government. Narendra Modi who was in Tumakuru and Bengaluru recently spoke in favour of CAA and union minister Amit Shah in Jodhpur reiterated his party's firm stand on the Citizenship Amendment Act asserting that they will not move even an inch away on the issue, no matter how many parties join hands against it.
With PTI Inputs Â
