Puducherry: The Congress-ruled Puducherry on Wednesday adopted an Assembly resolution against the controversial amended Citizenship Act, becoming the first union territory in the country to say no to the law.
Earlier, states including Kerala and West Bengal, whose Chief Ministers Pinarayi Vijayan and Mamata Banerjee, respectively, are at the forefront of anti-CAA movements, had adopted Assembly resolutions against the Act.
Amidst an opposition boycott, the one-day special session of the territorial Assembly adopted the resolution tabled by Chief Minister V Narayanasamy. It also registered strong protest against the NRC and NPR.
Members of the opposition AINRC and AIADMK boycotted the session while the three nominated BJP legislators staged a walk out after registering their objection.
The resolution urged the Centre to withdraw the CAA as it was “totally opposed to the principles of secularism.”
It was passed after the Chief Minister, his cabinet colleagues and legislators belonging its ally the DMK spoke on the resolution. (PTI)
