CAA to hit poor the hardest Derek O Brien

Kolkata | Friday | 10th January, 2020

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Kolkata: Alleging that the decisions of the BJP-led government at the Centre have largely been discriminatory, TMC MP Derek O' Brien on Friday said the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA), much like demonetisation, would hurt the poor most. "Demonetisation (in 2016) had hit the poor hard. The impact remains the same (with regard to CAA, NRC). It will hit the poorest of the poor the hardest," the senior TMC leader claimed. He urged students to read the full report of the Joint Select Committee of Parliament on the legislation..