The Puducherry Assembly on Wednesday adopted a resolution tabled by Chief Minister V Narayanasamy registering strong protest against the controversial Citizenzhip Amendment Act, the National Register of Citizens and National Population Register.
All the members belonging to the opposition AINRC and AIADMK boycotted the session while the three nominated legislators belonging to the BJP staged a walk out after registering their objection to the tabling of the resolution when the House commenced its special session.
The House had a one day special session.
As soon as the Chief Minister started reading out the contents of the resolution the three BJP members V Saminathan, K G Shankar and S Selvaganapthy rose in revolt and objected to moving of the resolution.
They were heard saying the resolution was a "murder of democracy" and "violation of constitutional provisions."
The resolution urged the Centre to withdraw the CAA as it was "totally opposed to the principles of secularism."
Speaker V P Sivakolundhu said the resolution was "adopted unanimously."
The enactment of the legislation in the Parliament had created "peaceful agitations across the country."
"If there was any space available for the divisive forces it would only mean that a historic blunder would be committed hitting the cardinal principles of secularism the great sacrifices made by martyrs and the freedom of the country."
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