New Delhi, Dec. 14 -- : Congress leader Debabrata Saikia, who is Leader of Opposition in Assam assembly, on Saturday moved the Supreme Court challenging the Citizenship (Amendment) Act 2019.
The petition sought quashing of the law and declare it unconstitutional.
Along with Saikia, Abdul Khaleque, Congress MP from Barpeta in Assam and Rupjyoti Kurmi, MLA from Mariani, have approached the top court raising the concerns of people in Assam which has been witnessing violent protests and unrest after the passage of the bill in the two Houses of Parliament.
The plea said that the Citizenship (Amendment) Act violates the constitutional principles of "equality, secularism and non-discrimination".
"Differentiating between people along religious ...