Kerala Assembly Resolution Against CAA Has No Constitutional Validity: Guv

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan on Thursday said the resolution passed by the state assembly demanding scrapping of the controversial Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) has no constitutional or legal validity.

Speaking to reporters here, he said that the state had no role because citizenship comes under the domain of the Central government.

"Citizenship comes exclusively in the domain of the Central government. The state government has no role. So, why these people engaged in something which is a non-issue for Kerala?" he asked.

The Kerala Assembly on Tuesday had passed resolution becoming the first state in India to do so.

Pointing out that the southern state had not been affected by partition, the Governor said there are no illegal immigrants in Kerala.

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