Kamal Nath should read Constitution, states are bound to implement CAA: Kailash Vijayvargiya

Indore (Madhya Pradesh), Dec 26 (ANI): BJP national general secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya has slammed Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh, Kamal Nath for refusing to implement the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) in the state and said that he should read the Constitution. He also asserted that all the states are bound to implement the new citizenship law. "He (Kamal Nath) should read the Constitution of the country. Once a Bill is passed by the Parliament and becomes an Act, all the states are bound to implement it under Article 252 of the Constitution," Vijayvargiya told ANI. Part XI of the Constitution of India, which includes Article 245 to Article 263, dictates the relationship between the union government and the state governments. Vijayvargiya said that it was unfortunate when a person sitting on a constitutional position "says such unconstitutional things". "Politics is only one thing, however, the Congress is only worrying about their power and vote bank. They are not thinking about the country," the BJP leader said. Asked about All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi's opposition to the new citizenship law, Vijayvargiya asserted he will oppose whatever the BJP does. "Owaisi will always do this. If the BJP says that milk is white, he will say no, it is black. The day Owaisi wants to understand the act, he will. He is an intelligent man. But as long as he is not willing to, there is nothing anyone can do," he said.