New Delhi, Dec. 14 -- While five non-BJP ruled states are making grandiose noises about not implementing the Citizenship Amendment Act, the Home Ministry has in no ambiguous terms snubbed the rhetoric as "political posturing".
Home Ministry officials have clarified following the Opposition proclamations of naysayers that this is not a choice that states can take or leave, but under the Constitutional scheme of things, the Citizenship Amendment Act will have to be implemented.
On Friday, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath and Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel, both from Congress, joined forces with the move against changes in the citizenship law, declaring that they will not enforce the new law in their respective states.
However, the ...