FM Nirmala launches awareness campaign on CAA in Jaipur

Clearing the party's stand over the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA), Union minister and senior BJP leader Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday accused the Opposition of spreading misinformation about the new citizenship law.

She launched a door-to-door awareness campaign on the CAA at Kagzi Mohalla, Khudabaksh Chowk in Sanganer and accused the opposition of deliberately creating misconceptions by linking CAA with NRC.

Sitharaman who visited Colonies which has minority population also met a Muslim family and cleared BJP's stand.

After launching awareness drive in support of CAA in Jaipur, she said, "Congress is creating confusion and misleading people over CAA. Its president Sonia Gandhi released video statement but she did not condemn the violence which means that they are standing with those who committed violence."

The finance minister went on adding that in the last few years, over 2000 refugees, mostly Muslims, came from Pakistan and got Indian citizenship. So even today, under CAA, they can acquire citizenship. However, religious minorities in Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh have faced persecution in their respective countries and sought asylum in India during the last sixty years, she added.

GST collection crossed Rs 1 lakh crore in last two months

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said that Centre has taken steps to address the challenges faced by various sectors without waiting for the Budget.

She also said that GST collection, which crossed Rs 1 lakh crore per month mark during the last two months, will remain "good" in the coming days.

"The GST collection has gone above Rs 1 lakh crore per month. It will remain good in the days to come," Sitharaman said.