<p>Rajya Sabha MP Kumar Ketkar on Tuesday said the CAA and the NPR were part of a "conspiracy" to take away voting rights of citizens.</p>.<p>He was speaking at a protest organised here against the CAA, NPR (National Popular Register) and NRC (National Register of Citizens).</p>.<p>About 16 educational and social organisations, under the aegis of the 'Federation of Organisation for Social Justice Secularism and Democracy', had organised the protest.</p>.<p>The protest also sought to create public awareness on various aspects of the CAA, NPR and NRC, its organisers said.</p>.<p>The programme saw Ketkar, former UGC chairman Sukhdev Thorat and others addressing the gathering.</p>.<p>The journalist-turned-politician alleged the CAA and NPRwere part of a "conspiracy" to take away voting rights of citizens.</p>.<p>Ketkar said Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah and the BJP were feeling uneasy because of peaceful protests over scrapping of Article 370 in J&K and the new citizenship law.</p>.<p>They wanted riots so that they could impose 'Emergency' in the country, the Rajya Sabha MP said.</p>.<p>He said the current ruling dispensation is afraid of non-violent protests, a method used effectively by Mahatma Gandhi against the British.</p>
<p>Rajya Sabha MP Kumar Ketkar on Tuesday said the CAA and the NPR were part of a "conspiracy" to take away voting rights of citizens.</p>.<p>He was speaking at a protest organised here against the CAA, NPR (National Popular Register) and NRC (National Register of Citizens).</p>.<p>About 16 educational and social organisations, under the aegis of the 'Federation of Organisation for Social Justice Secularism and Democracy', had organised the protest.</p>.<p>The protest also sought to create public awareness on various aspects of the CAA, NPR and NRC, its organisers said.</p>.<p>The programme saw Ketkar, former UGC chairman Sukhdev Thorat and others addressing the gathering.</p>.<p>The journalist-turned-politician alleged the CAA and NPRwere part of a "conspiracy" to take away voting rights of citizens.</p>.<p>Ketkar said Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah and the BJP were feeling uneasy because of peaceful protests over scrapping of Article 370 in J&K and the new citizenship law.</p>.<p>They wanted riots so that they could impose 'Emergency' in the country, the Rajya Sabha MP said.</p>.<p>He said the current ruling dispensation is afraid of non-violent protests, a method used effectively by Mahatma Gandhi against the British.</p>