Patna (Bihar), Dec. 13 -- : Ruling Janata Dal-United (JDU) seems to be divided over the contentious Citizenship (Amendment) Act even as it was officially supported in Parliament by the party.
Days after JDU vice-president Prashant Kishor and national secretary Pawan Verma voiced their concern over the party's support to the Act, a party MLC participated in a protest rally in Patna on Friday.
Gulam Rasool Balyawi, a member of Legislative Council, was seen shouting slogans against the Act in a protest rally organised by an Islamic organisation, Edara-e-Sharia.
Balyawi had earlier urged Chief Minister and party chief Nitish Kumar to reconsider the decision to support the legislation in Parliament.
The party, which shares power with the...