Home Minister Amit Shah has launched a fierce attack on Congress and opposition over the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), against which the country has seen violent protests over several weeks. Amit Shah has promised that the BJP will not move back even an inch over the amended citizenship law.

Addressing a rally in support of the Citizenship Act, Amit Shah said, "Even if all these parties come together, BJP will not move back even an inch on this issue of Citizenship Amendment Act. You can spread as much misinformation as you want."

Throwing a challenge to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for debate, Amit Shah said, "Rahul Baba kanoon padha hai toh kahin par bhicharcha karne ke liye aajao. Nahi padha hai toh main Italian mein bhi iskaanuvaad karke apko bhej deta hun, usko padh lijiye (Rahul Baba, if you have read the law please come anywhere for a debate on it. If you haven't read thelaw, I can help you with an Italian translation of it, please read the law)."

The BJP chief went on with his attack on Congress and said,"For vote-bank politics, Congress party is speaking against a greatpersonality like Veer Savarkar as well. Congressmen should be ashamed ofthemselves."

The Citizenship Act seeks to provide citizenship topersecuted minorities from 3 neighbouring countries of Pakistan, Bangladesh andAfghanistan, who are Hindus, Parsis, Jains, Sikhs and Christians. The law hasno mention of Muslim refugees, which has become a flashpoint between thegovernment and Opposition, including the civil society.

Speaking at the rally in support of CAA, Amit Shah said onFriday, "Minorities lived honourably in India while their percentagedeclined in neighbouring countries. There is no provision in CitizenshipAmendment Act to take anyone's citizenship away, it is a law to grantcitizenship."

Amit Shah has time and again allayed fears among Muslimssaying Indian Muslims have nothing to fear over the Citizenship Act, however,the government has failed to defuse the tension across several states in thecountry.