'Make changes to CAA': Harsimrat Badal's appeal to PM

Akali Dal MP and former union minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal on Wednesday urged for a review of the CAA (Citizenship Amendment Act) as she highlighted the escalating crisis in Afghanistan where Taliban's return to power has compelled thousands to escape. The government should priortise the "rehabilitation of Hindus and Sikhs" coming from Afghanistan to "provide them a safe haven" in India, Ms Badal said in her tweet.

We fear not just the loss of human lives but also desecration of shrines & a number of rare handwritten copies of Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji. Appeal to @DrSJaishankar/@MEAIndia to ensure that along with Hindu/Sikh brethren, holy books too are brought home safely with full dignity.

— Harsimrat Kaur Badal (@HarsimratBadal_) August 25, 2021

The appeal to grant citizenship to those who have taken refuge in India was also raised on Tuesday by the Akali Dal's Manjinder Singh Sirsa, who also headed the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management committee. Earliear, union minister Hardeep Singh Puri also backed the CAA citing the situation in Afghanistan. "Recent developments in our volatile neighbourhood & the way Sikhs & Hindus are going through a harrowing time are precisely why it was necessary to enact the Citizenship Amendment Act ," Puri tweeted.