国际英语资讯:Indias main opposition party INC marks protest against new citizenship law
<p><span word="NEW">NEW</span> <span word="DELHI">DELHI</span>, <span word="Dec">Dec</span>. 23-- <span word="India">India</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="main">main</span> <span word="opposition">opposition</span> <span word="party">party</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Indian">Indian</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Congress">Congress</span> (<span word="INC">INC</span>) <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="organised">organised</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="congregation">congregation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="senior">senior</span> <span word="leaders">leaders</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="party">party</span> <span word="workers">workers</span> <span word="at">at</span> "<span word="Rajghat">Rajghat</span>," <span word="the">the</span> <span word="memorial">memorial</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Father">Father</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Nation">Nation</span> <span word="Mahatma">Mahatma</span> <span word="Gandhi">Gandhi</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pledge">pledge</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="uphold">uphold</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Constitution">Constitution</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="oppose">oppose</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> "<span word="Citizenship">Citizenship</span> (<span word="Amendment">Amendment</span>) <span word="Act">Act</span> (<span word="CAA">CAA</span>)."</p><p><span word="Senior">Senior</span> <span word="INC">INC</span> <span word="leaders">leaders</span> <span word="present">present</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="occasion">occasion</span> <span word="included">included</span> <span word="party">party</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Sonia">Sonia</span> <span word="Gandhi">Gandhi</span>, <span word="her">her</span> <span word="son">son</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Rahul">Rahul</span> <span word="Gandhi">Gandhi</span>, <span word="her">her</span> <span word="daughter">daughter</span> <span word="Priyanka">Priyanka</span> <span word="Gandhi">Gandhi</span> <span word="Vadra">Vadra</span>, <span word="former">former</span> <span word="Prime">Prime</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Manmohan">Manmohan</span> <span word="Singh">Singh</span>, <span word="chief">chief</span> <span word="minister">minister</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="central">central</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Madhya">Madhya</span> <span word="Pradesh">Pradesh</span> <span word="Kamal">Kamal</span> <span word="Nath">Nath</span>, <span word="chief">chief</span> <span word="minister">minister</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="western">western</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Rajasthan">Rajasthan</span> <span word="Ashok">Ashok</span> <span word="Gehlot">Gehlot</span>, <span word="besides">besides</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="others">others</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="gathering">gathering</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="organised">organised</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="INC">INC</span> <span word="leaders">leaders</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="mark">mark</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="protest">protest</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Citizenship">Citizenship</span> <span word="Amendment">Amendment</span> <span word="Act">Act</span> (<span word="CAA">CAA</span>) <span word="passed">passed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Parliament">Parliament</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="month">month</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="act">act</span> <span word="provides">provides</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="granting">granting</span> <span word="citizenship">citizenship</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="illegal">illegal</span> <span word="immigrants">immigrants</span> <span word="belonging">belonging</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="communities">communities</span> -- <span word="Hindus">Hindus</span>, <span word="Sikhs">Sikhs</span>, <span word="Jains">Jains</span>, <span word="Parsis">Parsis</span>, <span word="Christians">Christians</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Buddhists">Buddhists</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="escaped">escaped</span> <span word="persecution">persecution</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> -- <span word="Pakistan">Pakistan</span>, <span word="Bangladesh">Bangladesh</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Afghanistan">Afghanistan</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="refuge">refuge</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="India">India</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="years">years</span>.</p><p><span word="Those">Those</span> <span word="opposing">opposing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="act">act</span> <span word="argue">argue</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="basic">basic</span> <span word="tenets">tenets</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Indian">Indian</span> <span word="Constitution">Constitution</span>, <span word="which">which</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="them">them</span>, "<span word="does">does</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="discriminate">discriminate</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="Indian">Indian</span> <span word="citizens">citizens</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="basis">basis</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="religion">religion</span>."</p><p><span word="Termed">Termed</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Satyagrah">Satyagrah</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="means">means</span> "<span word="Follow">Follow</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Truth">Truth</span>" -- <span word="a">a</span> <span word="policy">policy</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="passive">passive</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="resistance">resistance</span> <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="advocated">advocated</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Mahatma">Mahatma</span> <span word="Gandhi">Gandhi</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="rule">rule</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="India">India</span>, <span word="at">at</span> <span word="today">today</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="event">event</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="INC">INC</span> <span word="leaders">leaders</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="strength">strength</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Bharatiya">Bharatiya</span> <span word="Janata">Janata</span> <span word="Party">Party</span> (<span word="BJP">BJP</span>)-<span word="led">led</span> <span word="Centre">Centre</span> <span word="Government">Government</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pass">pass</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="CAA">CAA</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="triggered">triggered</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="spate">spate</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="violent">violent</span> <span word="protests">protests</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="civil">civil</span> <span word="society">society</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="now">now</span>.</p>
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