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He was speaking at a protest organised here against the CAA, NPR (National Popular Register) and NRC (National Register of Citizens).
About 16 educational and social organisations, under the aegis of the ‘Federation of Organisation for Social Justice Secularism and Democracy’, had organised the protest.
The protest also sought to create public awareness on various aspects of the CAA, NPR and NRC, its organisers said.
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The journalist-turned-politician alleged the CAA and NPRwere part of a “conspiracy” to take away voting rights of citizens.
Ketkar said Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah and the BJP were feeling uneasy because of peaceful protests over scrapping of Article 370 in J&K and the new citizenship law.
They wanted riots so that they could impose ‘Emergency’ in the country, the Rajya Sabha MP said.