Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], March 13 (HBTV): Kerala Law Minister P Rajeev on Thursday said that the state’s government will be challenging the Centre's Citizenship (Amendment) Act in the Supreme Court, adding that it will appeal to the apex court to declare the act "anti-Constitutional". 

‘Earlier, we had approached the Supreme Court against the CAA. Our prayer was that it was against the basic structure of the Constitution. It is against the basic fundamental principles of the Constitution, and we pray to declare the CAA anti-Constitutional,’ Kerala Law Minister P Rajeev told ANI.       

‘Now we have decided to approach the Supreme Court again and we have a legated advocate general to interact with our senior counsel in the Supreme Court and take proper action to approach the SC,’ Kerala Law Minister P Rajeev told ANI.  

Earlier today on Wednesday, the Ministry of Home Affairs said that helpline numbers will be launched soon to assist applicants for Indian citizenship under the Citizenship (Amendment) Act 2019 (CAA-2019).

According to the ministry, the applicants will be able to get information related to the CAA-2019 by calling a helpline for free of cost.

‘Helpline numbers to assist applicants for Indian citizenship under CAA -2019 will be launched soon. 

 Applicants will be able to get information related to CAA-2019 by calling free of cost from anywhere in India. The service will be available from 8 am to 8 pm,’ MHA posted on X.    

Asaduddin Owaisi, the president of the All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen, on Tuesday slammed the Bharatiya Janata Party over the Citizenship Amendment Act and said that a law cannot be formulated in the country on the basis of religion.  

"This is not a matter restricted to political parties. This is a matter for the whole nation. Do you want to make 17 crore Muslims stateless? This is against the fundamentals of the Constitution. This won't pass even the reasonable test," Owasi said while addressing a press conference.

The Citizenship (Amendment) Act aims to provide Indian citizenship to persecuted non-Muslim migrants including Hindus, Sikhs, Jains, Buddhists, Parsis, and Christians who migrated from Bangladesh, Pakistan, and Afghanistan and arrived in India before December 31, 2014.   

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