Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], March 12 (HBTV): Backing the opposition's move to approach the Supreme Court over the enforcement of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and denouncing the act as 'unconstitutional,' Congress Member of Parliament Shashi Tharoor assured that the party will repeal the legislation if the INDIA bloc assumes power. 

Presenting historical evidence to highlight the flaws in the legislation, Tharoor argued that the CAA was both morally and constitutionally incorrect. He pointed out that "The basis on which partition occurred, was one country saying that religion was the basis of their country, and they went on and created Pakistan and Mahatma Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru, Maulana Azad, Dr Ambedkar, had said that religion won't be the basis of our nationhood. Our struggle for freedom is for everyone, and the constitution and nation we create will be for everyone." 

"It is clearly timed, four years after the passage of the bill, for their benefit in these elections. I'm fully in support of the decision of the Indian Union Muslim League to go to the Supreme Court against this," he said.    

Tharoor declared that if the INDIA bloc and the Congress party assume power, they will unequivocally revoke this provision of the law, and will be a part of their manifesto. 

"And I must say, if the INDIA alliance and the Congress party come to power, we will withdraw this provision of the law beyond any shadow of a doubt. It's going to be in our manifesto. We will not support introducing religion into our citizenship and into our nation's life," Tharoor said. 

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