Here comes another opposition to the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA)!
This time from the top international body the United Nations Human Rights Commission (UNHRC).
But India’s response remains the same and rigid, as it says that’s an ‘internal matter’!
In its latest move, UNHRC has reportedly raised an intervention at the Supreme Court on CAA and also signaled the country’s Permanent Mission in Geneva on the same.
To this, the Indian External Affairs Ministry responded saying that CAA is India’s internal matter and relates to the sovereign rights of Indian Parliament in law making.
“Our Permanent Mission in Geneva was informed yesterday evening by the UNHRC (Michelle Bachelet) that her office had filed an intervention application in the Supreme Court of India in respect to the 2019 Citizenship Amendment Act,” the Indian Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Spokesperson Raveesh Kumar informed.
Condemning UNHRC’s move, the MEA official said, “We strongly believe that no foreign party has any locus standi on issues pertaining to India’s sovereignty.”
He reiterated that India is very clear about its stand on CAA and complies with all constitutional provisions in doing so.
“It is reflective of our long-standing national commitment in respect of human rights issues arising from the tragedy of the Partition of India. We are confident that our sound and legally sustainable position will be vindicated by the Supreme Court,” Kumar added.
The Office of the Commissioner of Human Rights (OCHR) joined the intervention as the third party to the writ petition filed by the Retd. IFS officer Deb Mukharji against CAA.
However, Mukharji is not happy with UNHRC’s intervention as he says, “uncomfortable with foreign organization taking a view on internal matter.”
“Our domestic issues have to be solved internally. I do have sympathies to those abroad who are concerned our internal developments or who face situation similar to ours. We would like to approach our submissions internally,” Mukharji said in a statement.
“Our plea before the Supreme Court is that the CAA is unconstitutional because it violates three Articles – 14, 21 and 25. We have requested the honorable Supreme Court to deliver a judgment in our favor declaring this law null and void,” says Mukharji.
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