This Article is From Jan 03, 2020

"Opposition Misleading People On National Population Register": Piyush Goyal

Union Minister Piyush Goyal said that in India, the percentage of minorities has increased and not decreased like in Pakistan, because India has protected them and it is a secular country.

'Opposition Misleading People On National Population Register': Piyush Goyal

Piyush Goyal said that NPR helps to implement the government schemes and policies (File)

Mumbai:

Union Minister Piyush Goyal on Friday said that National Population Register (NPR) helps to implement government schemes and policies and opposition is trying to mislead the people regarding it.

Mr Goyal participated in an event that took place in Mumbai in favor of the Citizenship Bill on Friday.

"NPR helps to implement the government schemes and policies and it is very important. NPR was brought during Congress rule. It can be carried out along with the Census. The opposition is trying to mislead people regarding this," Mr Goyal said.

"In the protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), National Register of Citizens (NRC) and NPR...protesters don't know anything. You ask them about it, they don't know anything," he added.

Earlier today he added that in Pakistan the percentage of minorities has reduced to just three per cent whereas earlier it docked at 23 per cent, therefore our people are getting "murdered".

"Earlier, in Pakistan which had 23 per cent minorities, now it has reduced to just three per cent. Our people are getting murdered and wrong things are being done to our sisters and mothers," Mr Goyal said.

The Union Minister further added that in India, the percentage of minorities has increased and not decreased like in Pakistan, because India has protected them and it is a secular country.

"The opposition is confused or they are doing all this with proper planning. In the next 10 days, we will reach to three crore people and spread awareness about CAA," he said.

BJP is planning on a countrywide outreach program to clarify facts about the Citizenship Act and make its provisions clear among the masses.

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